Daily realism paintings by Gerard Boersma: robert hughes

A picture can say a thousand words, but a thousand pictures just might say nothing at all. On todays painting you see a reproduction of Leonardo Da Vinci's Mona Lisa rolling of a printing press. Needless to say Mona Lisa is one of worlds most famous paintings and a real icon in its own right.

Few other works of art have been subject to as much scrutiny and parody as Mona Lisa. I feel this deprived the painting much of its meaning. It has been used over and over again. By showing a reproduction of the Mona Lisa on a printing press I stress this point, but I'm guilty of the doing the same thing of course.

The painting raises questions about authencity as well. In a way it's a bit like Richard Prince's series of works for which he re-photographed old Marlboro advertisements and claimed them to be his own, but my painting might take things even a little further.

You see, first of all the painting on my painting is a reproduction, somebody already copied it before I did. But it doesn't stop there, to make things more confusing the image is a filmstill from Robert Hughes' documentary Mona Lisa Curse. I used that as reference for my own work. So you could say it's a copy of a copy of a copy if I'm not mistaken. I wasn't lying when I said the Mona Lisa has been used over and over again. Anyway in the end, much like Richard Prince claimed, it's of course my painting, every stroke I paintstakingly did myself and nobody else.

I think I need a lighter subject to paint now, maybe some potatoes or something.

kind regards, Gerard

Reproduction
G. Boersma
acrylics on masonite
17.3" x 39.4" or 43,8 x 100 cm
2010

SOLD
Larger sized image
www.gerardboersma.blogspot.com

My recent auction paintings were for a part inspired by Robert Hughes's documentary The Mona Lisa Curse (2008).

In this film art critic Hughes traces the rise of the commercial art market back to 1963, when Leonardo da Vinci’s most famous portrait was exhibited in New York. The Mona Lisa, says Hughes, was treated 'as thought it were a film star. People came not to look at it, but to say that they’d seen it.' He then goes on explaining why high prices being paid for contemporary art has to do with promotion and publicity and not with the quality of the works themselves.

I don't necessarily agree with all Hughes had to say, but I found the movie very interesting. Judge for yourself by watching part 1 of 12 below.

11.2.10

Reproduction - Painting Of Mona Lisa Rolling Of Printing Press

9.12.09

The Mona Lisa Curse

	Showing posts with label robert hughes. Show all posts Showing posts with label robert hughes. Show all posts 11.2.10 Reproduction - Painting Of Mona Lisa Rolling Of Printing Press A picture can say a thousand words, but a thousand pictures just might say nothing at all. On todays painting you see a reproduction of Leonardo Da Vinci's Mona Lisa rolling of a printing press. Needless to say Mona Lisa is one of worlds most famous paintings and a real icon in its own right. Few other works of art have been subject to as much scrutiny and parody as Mona Lisa. I feel this deprived the painting much of its meaning. It has been used over and over again. By showing a reproduction of the Mona Lisa on a printing press I stress this point, but I'm guilty of the doing the same thing of course. The painting raises questions about authencity as well. In a way it's a bit like Richard Prince's series of works for which he re-photographed old Marlboro advertisements and claimed them to be his own, but my painting might take things even a little further. You see, first of all the painting on my painting is a reproduction, somebody already copied it before I did. But it doesn't stop there, to make things more confusing the image is a filmstill from Robert Hughes' documentary Mona Lisa Curse. I used that as reference for my own work. So you could say it's a copy of a copy of a copy if I'm not mistaken. I wasn't lying when I said the Mona Lisa has been used over and over again. Anyway in the end, much like Richard Prince claimed, it's of course my painting, every stroke I paintstakingly did myself and nobody else. I think I need a lighter subject to paint now, maybe some potatoes or something. kind regards, Gerard Reproduction G. Boersma acrylics on masonite 17.3" x 39.4" or 43,8 x 100 cm 2010 SOLD Larger sized image www.gerardboersma.blogspot.com Labels: art within art, available, leonardo da vinci, mona lisa, museum and art within art, realism, reproduction, richard prince, robert hughes 9.12.09 The Mona Lisa Curse My recent auction paintings were for a part inspired by Robert Hughes's documentary The Mona Lisa Curse (2008). In this film art critic Hughes traces the rise of the commercial art market back to 1963, when Leonardo da Vinci’s most famous portrait was exhibited in New York. The Mona Lisa, says Hughes, was treated 'as thought it were a film star. People came not to look at it, but to say that they’d seen it.' He then goes on explaining why high prices being paid for contemporary art has to do with promotion and publicity and not with the quality of the works themselves. I don't necessarily agree with all Hughes had to say, but I found the movie very interesting. Judge for yourself by watching part 1 of 12 below. Labels: auction, mona lisa curse, paintings, robert hughes Older Posts Home View mobile version Subscribe to: Posts (Atom)