Neo-Baroque
Ōtepoti, Aotearoa (Dundedin, NZ) 2009
Screenprint, gold leaf, silk, custom made frame, slide projection
Work I: 100cm x 40cm, work II: 120cm x 60cm
One fabric shows caleidoscopic fragents of modern architecture as well as parts of older artworks of mine, inspired by baroque ceilings and churches, they feature special effects like fake depth, layers and impossible perspectives. The other fabric only shows an ornate drawing made of skyscrapers, churches and organic shapes that are mirrored and form a frame on the silk fabric in which a slideshow of classic baroque imagery is projected. The work is a result of comparing late capitalist ideology and aesthetics with those of the baroque, the book “Neo-Baroque: A sign of the times” by Omar Calabrese had a big influence and strongly influenced my perception of concepts of time, repetition and led me to the creation of a sort of visual form of citation of signs that would become ornate repeating patterns.
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