“Symphonie à Quatre Mains - Envolée Lyrique” Collage

“Symphonie à Quatre Mains - Envolée Lyrique” (Fr: Four-handed symphony… poetic flight)) is a ’Vauban' inspired artwork of collage using Canson ‘Mi-Teintes’ art papers, pre-sponged then pre-assembled into stripes of various colour combinations, after which they were drawn and cut into assorted angles, before being overlaid and interlocked on a background collage of old sheet music. This piece was made in collaboration with the French artist Viviane Conte - who has also been my muse for several years - and is jointly signed by her. This is the 31st artwork in my dedicated series based loosely on the fortification designs of Vauban using painted or applied elements of carefully drawn angles. Maréchal Vauban, or Sébastien Le Prestre de Vauban (1633-1707), was considered one the of the greatest military engineers of all time. In his life he was responsible for the fortification of over 160 towns and harbours in France… but his major contribution to warfare was his methods of attack, which revolutionised siege warfare. However, the shapes and angles of his defensive walls surrounding many French towns and seaports have influenced the design of my more recent artworks.

Collage:Paper on Paper

Original:One-of-a-kind Artwork

Size:23.4 W x 16.5 H x 0 D in

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