Memorials, Vanitas and Death Themes in My Recent Mixed-Media Paintings
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 10275796 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Nicholas Orsini (corresponding author) |
| Year | 1981 |
| Volume | 14 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 177 |
| Publication date | 1981-01-01 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Leonardo (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0024-094X • E-ISSN: 1530-9282 |
| Publisher | JSTOR (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.2307/1574266 |
| OpenAlex | W2327393465 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 5 |
The author outlines the development of his paintings from 1972 to 1977 . He discusses three manifestations of death themes in his work: memorials, Vanitas still lifes and Fossil Gardens, and the influence of painters of the past on his work. His use of decalcomania (a paint-removal technique) is explained. He emphasizes his concern with ‘universal’ themes as subject matter, but, quoting Ortega Y Gasset, he indicates that artists today are often bored by artworks of the past and are not interested in the themes chosen by those who made them
Art · Art history · Painting · Visual arts · Art, Politics, and Modernism · Kierkegaardian Philosophy and Influence · Visual Culture and Art Theory
| Citations per year | 0.03 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 1986 - 1986 (1) |
| Highly cited | No |