Lysistrata Painting

“I believe what draws me to these particular archetypes lie in their exaggerated nature, which in turn is understandably occasioned by their idiosyncratic functions - demanding a set of visual properties capable of instantaneous conveyance of information. The soldier is a generic representation of a soldier and as such is designed to allow for his vocation to be immediately understood by his appearance. However, there is not a single soldier in the world that looks like him. He is only the median, comprised of the most frequently reoccurring aesthetic properties of any real soldier. Additionally, the computer-generated photo on which the figure is based, does not even feature a gun. Nevertheless by, sheer connotational force produced by his outfit and posture (suggesting a gun) the potential implement of weaponry is inadvertently proven redundant and we still recognise both him and his profession. Conversely, the manga maid represents a tendency within the anime and manga culture (such as “Attack on Titan” and “Seven Deadly Sins”) to situate their pseudo European/American/western characters within what is only a superficially potent European-esque backdrop. Conclusively, each character possesses the cosmetic qualities necessary to convey, at a mere glance, their socio-economic status, vocation, geological and historical context whilst totally omitting any trace of genuine authenticity. Though perhaps obvious to the viewer; the juxtaposition of these very specific and highly caricatured models, may suggest a representation of male and female gender roles. However it has never been my intention to address or attempt to tackle issues related to this topic. Instead I am merely interested in what I consider apt instances of simulacra. In order to create a feeling of overstimulation of information, which relates to the over-all concept I am currently exploring, I manipulated the soldier into an anamorphic anaglyph, skewing his proportions so that he should only appear proportionally correct from a certain point of view. This quality will of course, likely never be appreciated due to the size and anatomy of the work, but also the distortion caused by his colour-split nature which surely prohibits any invitation to think there is more to the figure than an abstracted form. Finally it should not be ignored that in making this painting, I am also tempting to re-create kernel elements of two vastly different cultural staples, neither of which I am particularly familiar with, thus adding another uncannily suitable oxymoronic quality to this work: a European individual superficially depicting an inherently eastern asian tradition of superficially depicting European cultures.”

Painting:Oil on Canvas

Original:One-of-a-kind Artwork

Size:31.5 W x 63 H x 0.1 D in

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