Wednesday Still Lives Lecture: The very first image shown in the PowerPoint (Pieter Bruegel - Landscape with the Fall of Icarus) was very relatable with practices in my own work. In the scene, there are several figures dotted around within the foreground, seemingly so busy that the fall and death of Icarus goes unnoticed. There is a relationship here between this painting, and the remapping images that I've been working on. One exception being that in my work there is generally a lone figure within the foreground. My lone figure is generally on a journey, that of which is somewhat open to interpretation - possibly escaping an unhappiness, searching for a connection or returning home they are still focused on their task at hand to consider and appreciate their surroundings. Another piece in the lecture which I feel links with own practice is Casper David Freidrich's - Wandered Above a Sea of Fog: In this painting, we are witnessing a figure in deep contemplation. The gazing out in to the distance implies deep thought, reflection and perhaps apprehension. Without the figure in the foreground, the landscape would be, although of a technically high standard, nowhere near as powerful.
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