This work was inspired by the representation of the Annunciation to the Virgin Mary in Christian art.
One day I was looking at the 15th century Italian painter Francesco del Cossa's The Annunciation in an art book and noticed that it looked like the archangel Gabriel was pushing some sort of button. It was from this observation that my vision for this piece sprung.
On the one hand, Opening Gambit and Explosion of the Virgin Mary are representative of the destruction and violence that we have experienced during this age of conflict and terror. On the other, however, this explosion represents an eruption of creativity and vitality. I attempted to depict the explosive power we potentially wield to change and create a new world if were to all collaborate.
Taro Okamoto famously called art an 'explosion'. But in his understanding of explosion, 'there is no sound. Nothing scatters. When the whole body transcends into outer space and blooms--that's an explosion.' In contrast to this, I have depicted a physical explosion. More tangible and concrete than Okamoto's elaboration, my version of an explosion includes both destruction and creation.
In this collection of my exhibition, the images of Gabriel pushing a button and of the Virgin Mary's explosion serve as motifs. On top of the various challenges that are found within the choices and bets we make every day, I hoped to represent the dynamics of those beings who collaborated to create this only reality and how they relate to one another.
This work was inspired by the representation of the Annunciation to the Virgin Mary in Christian art.
One day I was looking at the 15th century Italian painter Francesco del Cossa's The Annunciation in an art book and noticed that it looked like the archangel Gabriel was pushing some sort of button. It was from this observation that my vision for this piece sprung.
On the one hand, Opening Gambit and Explosion of the Virgin Mary are representative of the destruction and violence that we have experienced during this age of conflict and terror. On the other, however, this explosion represents an eruption of creativity and vitality. I attempted to depict the explosive power we potentially wield to change and create a new world if were to all collaborate.
Taro Okamoto famously called art an 'explosion'. But in his understanding of explosion, 'there is no sound. Nothing scatters. When the whole body transcends into outer space and blooms--that's an explosion.' In contrast to this, I have depicted a physical explosion. More tangible and concrete than Okamoto's elaboration, my version of an explosion includes both destruction and creation.
In this collection of my exhibition, the images of Gabriel pushing a button and of the Virgin Mary's explosion serve as motifs. On top of the various challenges that are found within the choices and bets we make every day, I hoped to represent the dynamics of those beings who collaborated to create this only reality and how they relate to one another.