Cassiopeia
Location
Old Dominion University, Learning Commons at Perry Library, East Foyer
Start Date
4-8-2017 8:30 AM
End Date
4-8-2017 10:30 AM
Description
This work is part of a series that gives a contemporary point of view on classic mythologies. Cassiopeia was punished by the gods for her vanity. For me she is a woman who sought to protect her single source of power, her beauty. We’ll never know what was going through her mind when she made her offensive boast; all we can do is watch her in her isolation, in her celestial solitude. This piece is a study on skewed perspective. I chose a perspective below the eye level of the figure, one used historically for royalty and anyone of importance. I also then decided to skew the image even more by placing the figure behind glass, a device old masters would use to exhibit technical skills. Using traditional layering techniques with oil paint, I chose to work from light to dark with the figure and dark to light with the background in order to emphasize luminance.
Presentation Type
Art Work
Cassiopeia
Old Dominion University, Learning Commons at Perry Library, East Foyer
This work is part of a series that gives a contemporary point of view on classic mythologies. Cassiopeia was punished by the gods for her vanity. For me she is a woman who sought to protect her single source of power, her beauty. We’ll never know what was going through her mind when she made her offensive boast; all we can do is watch her in her isolation, in her celestial solitude. This piece is a study on skewed perspective. I chose a perspective below the eye level of the figure, one used historically for royalty and anyone of importance. I also then decided to skew the image even more by placing the figure behind glass, a device old masters would use to exhibit technical skills. Using traditional layering techniques with oil paint, I chose to work from light to dark with the figure and dark to light with the background in order to emphasize luminance.