(H) 60cm X (B) 50cm
Year 2009
Artist's Inspiration: This picture is motivated by a compelling need to paint my fascination with the myriad interpretations of "Adoration of the Magi" and "Virign and child" by the Old masters; the beatific images of Mother Mary looking dutifully and compassionately upon her blessed child.
It was a chance occasion where I had the opportunity to snap a picture of my uncle holding another's child, and caught them in a pose that had that timeless verisimilitude to the old masterpieces.
I decided to do a contemporary take on the subject matter, which allowed me to confront my intrigue on canvas, with how a gentle tilt of the head and a slight upturn of the lips that belie a shy smile could summarize so powerfully and eloquently an emotion such as compassion. The picture was set up as an index of contrasts, of old age vs youth, where dark brown colors don the Man's face, to resemble the barky sturdiness of a tree trunk, from which the fruit of youth hangs delicately in its vibrant and robust peachy colors, of strength vs vulnerability, of awareness vs oblivion, framed in the adult's focused obsession with the beauty of the young child in his perambulator's brace, while the infant takes in greedily the visual feast offered by his new found world, unaware of the meaning of unconditional love that has yet to touch his conscience.
The halo is added on as I thought it might help to give the painting that traditionalist, timeless sheen...
Perhaps only time will tell if it is justified..
Year 2009
Artist's Inspiration: This picture is motivated by a compelling need to paint my fascination with the myriad interpretations of "Adoration of the Magi" and "Virign and child" by the Old masters; the beatific images of Mother Mary looking dutifully and compassionately upon her blessed child.
It was a chance occasion where I had the opportunity to snap a picture of my uncle holding another's child, and caught them in a pose that had that timeless verisimilitude to the old masterpieces.
I decided to do a contemporary take on the subject matter, which allowed me to confront my intrigue on canvas, with how a gentle tilt of the head and a slight upturn of the lips that belie a shy smile could summarize so powerfully and eloquently an emotion such as compassion. The picture was set up as an index of contrasts, of old age vs youth, where dark brown colors don the Man's face, to resemble the barky sturdiness of a tree trunk, from which the fruit of youth hangs delicately in its vibrant and robust peachy colors, of strength vs vulnerability, of awareness vs oblivion, framed in the adult's focused obsession with the beauty of the young child in his perambulator's brace, while the infant takes in greedily the visual feast offered by his new found world, unaware of the meaning of unconditional love that has yet to touch his conscience.
The halo is added on as I thought it might help to give the painting that traditionalist, timeless sheen...
Perhaps only time will tell if it is justified..
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