Digital Reproduction
Made by Yirui Zhu
Made by Yirui Zhu
A recreated piece of Bacon’s Portrait of John Edwards that exhibits Bacon’s existential thoughts in his style and my passive feelings toward the original artwork.
Created: September 5th, 2016
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A recreated piece of Bacon’s Portrait of John Edwards that exhibits Bacon’s existential thoughts in his style and my passive feelings toward the original artwork.
I really like the recreated piece. It not only captures the original work's spirit of existentialism but also shows an original interpretation of the original work. I would give 10/10 for the creativity for the innovative idea of the abyss and dismembered piece of the figure. The execution also goes well, and the final product looks great. 10/10. The context is also pretty self-explanatory as you discuss the themes of existentialism and the feelings the original artwork invokes in great detail. 10/10. The documentation is also well-documented, but might be a little too long for me. 9.5/10.
Creativity - The concept is very interesting. The painting is definitely disturbing, like you said. To take it a step further and redevelop the spacial features of the painting is a very cool idea.
Execution - I think you hit the spot on what you were going for. The the background gives the sense that there is an abyss. Looks good.
Context - Looks to be well researched. It seems you have a good understanding of what the original painting is all about and how to extend on the intentions.
Documentation - Well documented; acknowledges the obstacles in making the piece while giving good information about the process and also giving way to possible future changes.
I love the way you interpreted Bacon’s painting. Excellent research on Bacon and the original work, and a very thoughtful and creative adaptation. If you had more time to work on this I would recommend adjusting the composition to make the top feel less blank. It would also be great to see a little more texture and variation within the large blocks of tan and dark brown. If you look closely at Bacon’s painting you’ll see that he added subtle variations of color in the background, especially around the figure’s face and the chair.
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