#carravaggio

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[garethschweitzer]

Harris Dickinson

[henrystudio]

Watermelon and chicken

[eucanthos]

eucanthos

Carravaggio‘s Judith beheading Holofernes, 1600. Giacomo Ceruti’s Amazon, 1750. Helmut Newton‘s Domestic Nude V, 1993, Chateau Marmont. The Jockey of Artemision, 150–140 BC (a Nike is engraved on the horse’s right thigh). Victorian Fork.

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[infamousartworks]

From the archives: Cyanotype one-of-ones from December 2018. All sold out. 

[i12bent]

Norwegian figurative artist Jon Bøe Paulsen turns 63 today…

Paulsen paints in a style that looks like a pastiche of Caravaggio or Rembrandt, using lots of chiaroscuro. His paintings depict people that look like they are from a previous century, but still have elements of contemporary dress, for instance - adding another layer of displacement to his work. He also references film and other forms of popular culture such as dime novel covers in his work…

Above: Rich man, poor man, beggar man, n.d. - Oil on canvas

[starxstatic]

Baroque/n 

Digital sampling and decontextualization is a common method used throughout contemporary media and art. The internet has provided users and artists with the means to borrow works, music, and media from any point on the timeline of recorded human history. This practice of “mash-up” culture is a way to create an ambiguous time and place within the work. I tried to create a space that blurs the lines between past, present, and future is a way to dislocate the audience and allow them to immerse themselves into a place that reflects the past, present, and future technologies. I used the painting “Saint Jerome Writing” (1605) because it depicts the cardinal of the time feverishly writing and translating as death (the skull) looks upon him. I edited the image to include him holding a cellphone in front of a computer to reflect the ongoing endeavor to document and pass down knowledge. I think our time in history will provide a warped view of how we use the past and present to represent our media and nostalgia.

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