VIEW IN MY ROOM
Momento Mori, (original collage painting) Collage
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Collage, Paper on Fine Art Paper
Size: 34 W x 26 H x 1.5 D in
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About The Artwork
From my "Absurdist Series". This image originated in a found, vintage, B/W photo which was probably intended as an advertising photo for selling properties. It was highly staged and well lit. Everything in it, seemed to be meticulously arranged and "in-order". Long ago I discovered that ancient Romans had a phrase, "Momento Mori". It literally means "Remember you must die" - but in context, it often means something more like "YOLO" or "Carpe Diem". Basically it meant "Enjoy your life to the fullest because tomorrow is not promised". And although the woman in this photo is relaxing in a luxurious environment, the words "Momento Mori" are haphazardly strewn in physical form, throughout the room. They seem to be the only thing out of place. That is, until we inspect closer. We can see that she has removed her face mask to show us what lies underneath. This entire image seems to have taken on a cartoon reality since she seems to be quite relaxed and unharmed, despite exposing her naked skull to the world for inspection. This image is Photo-collage, Charcoal, Acrylic paint, Goache, Watercolor, and some Spray-paint as well. The paper is Rives BFK, which is a real pleasure to draw or paint on. I really worked hard to integrate every element and every detail into a seamless image. Its difficult to see all the meticulous details in an online photo. I pulled out all the stops for this one. (check out the detail pix) This artwork is framed in an unusual way, it's known as a "float frame". This means the actual artwork apears to "float" above the backing. It really showcases the artwork, it's textures as well as the beautiful paper, to its full potential. This series really just revels in the absurd. Sometimes it's pretty, sometimes it's grotesque. I began this series in oil painting. But, as you can see, it's expanded to photo collage and found images as well.
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Collage:Paper on Fine Art Paper
Original:One-of-a-kind Artwork
Size:34 W x 26 H x 1.5 D in
Frame:Other
Ready to Hang:Yes
Packaging:Ships in a Box
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Ed Gendron is an independent artist, photographer, and filmmaker who currently resides in New Haven, CT. His photographic work has been selected for juried exhibits at University of North Florida, Eastern Carolina University, Artspace New Haven, the Solaris Film Festival (Vienna, Austria), the Arts at Yale Health, and many more. He’s been invited to speak many times on his photography work and on his filmmaking/animation work. I think that I create, in order to express-the absurdities of being alive, the good and the bad. I grew up in southwestern Virginia, far away from art museums and at that time there was no internet. Nevertheless, I loved drawing people I knew, and things that would catch my eye. In college, I entered as a psychology major, but began taking classes and ultimately majored in Art. I developed a broad skill set. I draw, paint, do photography, animation, and graphic design. While still a student of Psychology, I interned in the local psychiatric institution and had constant direct experiences with the patients. I like to joke that, at the end of my internship, I was “cured” of my desire to become a psychologist. The experiences remained with me, though. Some were scary, some were touching, even funny in an unexpected way. All were unpolished, raw, and human. This is the very stuff that I strive to express in my artwork. Sometimes it's expressed through Absurdist or Surrealist means, sometimes through Documentary work. But my focus is, and has always been, the irrational side of human beings.
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