Contextualise, reference, analysing the work.
Referenced art from Gerald Scarfe, I have created an inspired painting to express similar emotion and imagery of human forms being subjected and tormented my taller figures and creatures. The main subjects are concepts taken and illustrated, of figures representing deformed or moulded and changed people.
Using acrylic media the composition shows an arrangement of expressionist type art, the foreground is an individual experiencing the metaphoric concepts in the background, of society and tyrannical figures controlling and manipulating him in a tormenting way.
The black eagle, a symbol of horror and oppression, representing the German bombers from WW2, the Blitz, from the Music video from Pink Floyd The Wall. "Goodbye blue sky"
I have taken that symbolism and applied the idea of mind control on society, as the black eagle from Germany can also, through the experiences of WW2, represent an over arching terror in the skies, and through expressionist concepts of a similar theme use the dominating symbol as political control and influence on society.
This subject is painted with black ink media and is based from developing the Black eagle concept. Fitting in with the project, the aspects I like are how this image represents strong looming terror in the skies as symbolism of murder and destruction of community and lives.
Society and consumerism concept, of a person experiencing the word of materialism and it tormenting him as his individuality and soul are corrupted, from constant torment from society.
The controlled scribbles of line mixed with watery inks and washes conveys a murky texture and feeing, all the fumes, dirt and disgust from society in a contemporary age. The shapes and tones help convey the compositions elements, from most referenced material, the figure being tormented is usually the main foreground of the image with the reason for his destruction represented around them in the background.
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