My ongoing "Quirks of Inspiration" series (previous posts here & here) aims to feature one of my recent pieces and note the (usually unintentional) connections to a famous work that I greatly admire. Below is another example: 2013 latex figure painting Capaneus scaling the Theban walls. I set out to capture the posture of a figure pulling itself up. The title came afterward - referencing the character from Aeschylus' Seven Against Thebes. Capaneus scaling the Theban walls, latex paint on canvas, 47" x 25" (diptych), 2013, private collection, West Bloomfield, MI Once the painting was done, I noted the position of the arms, the tilt of the head and torso. It struck me that the placement of these features was similar in spirit to the ones in Egon Schiele's self portrait as St. Sebastian. Egon Schiele, Self Portrait as St. Sebastian, pencil on paper, 12.7" x 19", 1914 I've always loved this drawing and the similar painting Schiele made for a Galerie Arnot exhibition in 1915. Its easy to see how they could make such a lasting impression on my work. Egon Schiele, Self Portrait as St. Sebastian (poster), gouache, black crayon and ink on cardboard, 19.6" x 26", 1915
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Drawing 257, charcoal and pastel on paper, 9" x 12", 2014 Drawing 258, charcoal and pastel on paper, 11" x 14", 2014 Drawing 259, charcoal and pastel on paper, 11" x 14", 2014 Drawing 260, conte on paper, 9" x 12", 2014
Drawing 245, pastel and graphite on paper, 9" x 12", 2014 Drawing 246, charcoal on paper, 9" x 12", 2014 Drawing 247, charcoal on paper, 11" x 14", 2014 Drawing 248, charcoal on paper, 9" x 12", 2014
Drawing 232, conte on paper, 9" x 12", 2014 Drawing 231, charcoal and pastel on paper, 9" x 12", 2014 Drawing 230, charcoal on paper, 9" x 12", 2014 Drawing 229, charcoal on paper, 9" x 12", 2014
Drawing 203, pastel on paper, 11" x 14", 2014, private collection, New York, NY Drawing 205, conte on paper, 9" x 12", private collection, Weil am Rhein, Germany Drawing 206, pastel on paper, 11" x 14" Drawing 207, pastel on paper, 11" x 14"
Lauren and I recently caught the last of the 2013 Carnegie International at the Carnegie Museum of Art in Pittsburgh. Each time we catch this show, we make time to explore the museum's great permanent collection as well. Replicas of the "Discobolus" are commonplace, but I love them all the same. Below is my 2013 painting of this iconic theme: Discobolus, latex paint on canvas, 30" x 48", 2013
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