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.
Opening Gambit symbolises the choices we make and the bets we take in the real world. We make many choices in every moment, and out of the myriad of possible worlds, we live in an irreversible and concrete one. The act of 'choice' involves the less predictable act of 'betting', and the fact that these two elements are embedded in our lives leaves us thinking 'what if': what if the future is like this?; what if the past was like that? While creating this only reality, I also wanted to positively express how 'choice' and 'bets' open up the road to a myriad of other possible realities.
While creating this only reality, I also wanted to positively express how these elements open up a multitude of other possible realities.
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.
Opening Gambit symbolises the choices we make and the bets we take in the real world. We make many choices in every moment, and out of the myriad of possible worlds, we live in an irreversible and concrete one. The act of 'choice' involves the less predictable act of 'betting', and the fact that these two elements are embedded in our lives leaves us thinking 'what if': what if the future is like this?; what if the past was like that? While creating this only reality, I also wanted to positively express how 'choice' and 'bets' open up the road to a myriad of other possible realities.
While creating this only reality, I also wanted to positively express how these elements open up a multitude of other possible realities.
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.