Intercessional thoughts - Ideas for execution
I have been developing upon different ideas and modes
with which I can execute and express an apocalyptical vision. The first
necessary step for this is looking how the great artist of the past did it
including Bosch and Goya both of whom had a close and personal connection to
the worldly tragedies of their lives.
I have received several books including Peter Doig,
Mcfadyen and Tomlinson’s biographical book of Goya supplies insightful
information about the artist and his work. In the early 1800s the Belgian
entrepreneur Etienne Gaspard Robertson brought to the Spanish theatre the
Phantasmagoria depicting through the use of a magic mobile lamp to produce a
number of luminous ghastly figures to drift over the heads of the spectators. During
his lifetime the artist – Goya had (possibly) witnessed such a Phantasmagoria
and became a major influence of the disturbing and haunting Black Paintings.
The work of Kara Walker was shown in the London Tate; a
film – Eight Possible Beginnings or the creation of African-America, a video
animation of shadow puppetry depicting several haunting stories that are
strange, surreal, terrifying and thrilling as well as folkloric like in style
and execution. It has similarities to the age-old Phantasmagoria that was (only
shadows instead of lights) and I like the ideas of a film showing the end of
the world through a Light Box having a strange, esoteric surrealism and
prophetic touch that only the revelations of John could rival.
Another interesting concept is sculpture and I have ideas
to use faces or “death masks” the work made by Clara Lieu that perfectly
exemplify terror, despair and madness. One idea would be splicing biblical
passages and iconography with the paintings to make a surreal connection. I’m
still pretty open to other possibilities but believe one constant will be
painting the final work (or complimentary final work) one as it is s that I’m
most comfortable with.
No comments:
Post a Comment