This collage has been created using my long standing artistic practice. Following free association techniques to create a collage from a single source of material, each collage piece has been expressively cut, stretched, folded and sculpted in three dimensional space. Simple looping animation and lighting techniques then help to tell the story of my Self-Portrait in a Convex Manner.
The convex swing of a camera uncovers a wildly awkward creature tentatively consoling a more refined part of their self and giving centre stage to the imperfections that are the signature of the artist’s psyche.
‘Self-Portrait In A Convex Manner’ is also a reimagining of the similarly titled ‘Self-Portrait In A Convex Mirror’, by Renaissance painter Parmigianino. Showcasing his talent and impressing wealthy benefactors, Parmigianino subverted the perfection of the High Renaissance by painting elongated and outsized limbs; traits that became synonymous with Mannerism. ‘Self-Portrait In A Convex Manner’ has been created to mirror these historical traits to showcase the talent of strayltd, subvert the precision and perfection of our modern digital age, while shamelessly trying to impress the museum’s jury in an open call.
Parmigianino did not succeed in his attempt to gain favour with the Pope, but his self-portrait did go on to be included in the collections of Alessandro Vittoria, Emperor Rudolf II, and the Habsburg imperial collections in Vienna.
The first edition of Self-Portrait in a Convex Manner is now held in the permanent collection of Kunsthistorisches Museum Wien in Austria.
Discipline:
Digital collage, 3D animation and a line of code
File type:
MPG4 video
Resolution:
3840 x 2160
Source:
Jupiter and Io - Antonio Allegri, gen. Correggio
Maria and Child - Antonello da Messina
Summer - Giuseppe Arcimboldo
Adoration of the Magi - Jacopo da Ponte, gen. Jacopo Bassano
Depiction of Christ in the Temple - Baccio della Porta, gen. Fra Bartolomeo
Fire - Giuseppe Arcimboldo
Lucretia - Paolo Caliari, gen. Veronese
Saint Justina, Venerated by a Donor - Alessandro Bonvicino, gen. Moretto da Brescia
Portrait of a young man in front of a white curtain - Lorenzo Lotto
The Three Philosophers - Giorgio da Castelfranco, gen. Giorgione
Laura - Giorgio da Castelfranco, gen. Giorgione
Saint Sebastian - Andrea Mantegna
The Orator Giovan Pietro Maffeis - Giovanni Battista Moroni
Maria with the Child and Saint Katharina and Thomas
Self-Portrait In A Convex Mirror - Francesco Mazzola gen. Parmigianino
Bow-carving Amor - Francesco Mazzola gen. Parmigianino
Susanna Bathing - Jacopo Robusti, gen. Tintoretto
The Madonna of the Meadow - Raffaello Santi gen. Raffael
Madonna of the Cherries - Tiziano Vecellio, gen. Titian
Bravo - Tiziano Vecellio, gen. Titian
Nymph and Shepherd - Tiziano Vecellio, gen. Titian
Ecce Homo - Tiziano Vecellio, gen. Titian
Mars, Venus and Amor - Tiziano Vecellio, gen. Titian (and studio)
Jacopo Strada - Tiziano Vecellio, gen. Titian
