The Homely Protestant

- 248.0 x 123.0 cm
ロバート・マザウェル(1974 – 1991)
ロバート・マザウェル(1915-1991)は、アメリカを代表する抽象表現主義の画家、版画家、編集者です。象徴的な「スペイン共和国に捧げる哀歌」シリーズや大胆な構図、戦後美術への影響を探求しましょう。死、政治、文学をテーマとした作品群を紹介します。
Of all the Abstract Expressionists, Motherwell was the closest to the émigré Surrealists, many of whom had sought refuge in New York at the outset of World War II. The Surrealists" practice of automatism, where spontaneous marks are used to create shapes and organize composition, had inspired Motherwell"s earlier collage work. In this painting, Surrealism"s influence is also made clear in Motherwell"s often-repeated story about its title: "I could not find a title for possibly my single most important "figure" painting. Then I remembered a Surrealist custom… to take a favorite book and place one"s finger at random in it…" Choosing James Joyce"s Finnegan"s Wake (1939), Motherwell found "the homely protestant" and, the Episcopalian artist continued, "I thought, "Of course, it is a self-portrait.""
作品詳細
- 作品名: The Homely Protestant
- 作家: ロバート・マザウェル
- 制作年: 1948
- 作品サイズ: 248.0 x 123.0 cm
- 技法: Tall
- 著作権の状態: 著作権保護対象
- 色相: Ochre to Sepia
- 知覚輝度: balanced