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 Nov 23 2008, 07:27 PM
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 Postmodern neoclassical painter Kehinde Wiley wears his vintage European aesthetic influences on his sleeve, and in “Fallen,” Wiley’s new show of massive-scale (up to 25 feet) oil paintings at downtown NYC’s Deitch Projects, his inspiration has never been more literal. Based directly on a wide variety of classical European paintings and sculptures by old masters like Diego Velasquez, Jean-Antoine Houdon, Auguste Falguiere, and Stefano Maderno, the “fallen” heroes of Wiley’s new series mimic their source poses almost exactly albeit in the ultramodern context of the urban hip-hop vernacular of urban Manhattan. Wiley’s own explanation for the series is really quite simple: “Down is an answer to the negative views of young black men in American society. It recognizes an idiom that can be seen from a distance as a negative form transformed into something more fabulous and joyful.”  “Christian Martyr Tarcisius,” by Auguste Falguiere   “The Virgin Martyr St. Cecilia,” by Stefano Maderno     “Morpheus,” by Jean-Antoine Houdon   “Lamentation Over The Dead Christ,” by Andrea Mantegna   “Femme Piquee par un Serpent,” by Auguste Clesinger      |
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Nov 23 2008, 07:44 PM
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Oh damn, I wish you posted this sooner... it would have really helped with my written assignment for Graphic Design!
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Nov 23 2008, 07:50 PM
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I'm Jc Group: Mentor Posts: 13,619 Joined: Jul 2006 Member No: 437,556 |
QUOTE(Joannnnnne @ Nov 23 2008, 08:44 PM)  Oh damn, I wish you posted this sooner... it would have really helped with my written assignment for Graphic Design! i was going to actually! i saw this at a few different blogs, but none had all the images and i wanted to get the images of the originals to go with it so i was too lazy to get to that. then i came across a post that had it all so that reminded me. anyway, what was your assignment, out of curiosity? |
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Dec 2 2008, 01:36 AM
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QUOTE(brooklyneast05 @ Nov 23 2008, 04:50 PM) anyway, what was your assignment, out of curiosity? QUOTE Look for a modern day advertisement or promotion that utilizes or interprets a compositional style from design/art history (eg. Russian Constructivism, Art Deco, Swiss Modern, etc). I realize now that I couldn't have actually used this because they're not used for advertising. But I bet I could have convinced my TA... |
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