Mar 28, 2023
The figure
Mantegna's dramatic foreshortening of the "Lamentation of the Dead Christ" c.1490, exploits the terrible reality of death. The corpse has the heaviness, weight & a sculptural quality to it. We are confronted feet- first in this bracing square format painting.
Marlene Dumas small intimate painting "Waiting (for Meaning)" 1988, (50cms x 70cms) shows a beguiling sensuousness that shows a preoccupation with the female form.
How does one know how to read this piece of work? What lies between what is represented & also the interpertation of the title.
You the viewer, bring your own lens to this every time it is seen anew!
