Pierre Duranleau: ‘The Grishenko Apparition’, c1999 One of three allegorical panels from the Anthropo-Technikon series, this painting combines pseudo-religious and post-industrial age mythological themes. The title itself suggests religious connotations reminiscent of subjects taken from early Western art. For example, as portrayed in Rembrandt’s religious paintings such as ‘The Feast of Belshazzar’, where a ghost/sacred apparition (profane text projected on a wall) takes place in the depicted scene. The element of interest […]
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The Apparation of Grishenko
Posted in Works 2010, Works-Oeuvres
Also tagged Cafargo, Environment, mythology, nuclear, Painting, Pierre Duranleau, Rembrandt, sacred, sci-fi, supernatural, symbol
about Thermo-Medolox
Thermo = Relating to kinetic energy/heat Medolox = Fictitious corporate identity The theme title for this series of works was borrowed from the title of one of my large paintings shown in the exhibition of the same name: ‘Thermo-Medolox’. I had originally selected the title ‘Shifts of Power’. However, the latter title I thought might prove to be too general in scope and carry with […]
Posted in Works 2011, Works-Oeuvres
Also tagged Biological, Constructivism, Corporate, Environment, mythology, nuclear, Preservation, sacred, symbol, Thermo-Medolox, True North, waste
Slide – Aperçus
