Madre Perversa
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Critical Investigation
Inspiration While I was doing research for my comparative study, I found a book by jean Delville titled "The new mission of art, a study of idealism in art". Not an hour before I was reading "Schott's Original Miscellany" and came across a concept that I knew I wanted to use for an art project. "Dante's Inferno" are the levels of torture in hell based on crimes punished. I do not like violence, but the heretic artist that I have been meticulously studying seemed like he and "Divine Comedy" (The book that includes Dante's Inferno) would pair up very well. The book of Jean Delville's that i came across in the research mentioned Divine Comedy and it felt insanely serendipitous.
I do not believe in a Christian God, and this might sound bad, but I really love to think about Hell as a fantasy scene where each and every person has a story. All the pain within Hell has a purpose, but based on "sins", like lust and gluttony, which I do not believe are crimes. Jean Delville is an idealist, which includes a lot of information on how modern-day artists are only capable of creating what they see. Delville's passion is to create "unconscious" art. This means that he created art that he did not see; most of his art was esoteric and created from his imagination, inspired from biblical and philosophical concepts. While his art and writing is *highly* esoteric, I have found a lot of meaning in his beliefs, because they match a lot with my ethical beliefs about materialism and the human imagination. |
Planning
Planning Sketches
Strong Figure 1 The picture I wanted to portray was a woman experiencing all of the types of harm Lucifer inflicts on someone who had committed many sins. This sketch turned out very well, but it was not the right pose for this piece, so it had to change. Most likely, this sketch will go into another personal art piece, because I do not want it to go to waste. This pose seems more lustful, rather than simply sinful. Lust is a sin in Dante's inferno, but there are much worse crimes out there than sex.
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Strong Figure 2 When making this sketch, I was thinking that this would be the devilish figure, but then once I sketched out the satanic face, this turned out to be the figure that would be rebelling against the devil. This, of course is a feminine figure, not me, but an adult with issues that relate to parental issues.
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Process, Ideas, and Intentions
BrainstormingWhile i was drawing the devil in the background, I realized that the devil looked very much like my mother, who I no longer see. To explain it shortly, I dealt with severe trauma from her, and I think that deep in the depths of my soul, I almost feel like she is the devil, because now I am dealing with countless residual problems from that trauma and abuse. A lot of my drawings turn out to look just like my mom, and I really don't understand how my hands are perfectly inclined to capturing my mother's look. In my block print, it was very strange; Both my inspiration involved motherhood, and I didn't even realize it until I started reflecting on my art. It is kinda scary to know that my subconscious is more aware of how I am feeling than my present self is. In my intro, it states that art exposes subconscious meanings and feelings, and, boy, is that true. Art, while the visuals may look good or bad, is something that really helps me to introspect, even if it is unintentional.
As of (February 9), I have only done up to the fifth picture in my process pictures, and I plan on adding in smoe of the pnshments for sin into the dark background. I will make them look like they are popping out of nothingness, because, in a way, hell is inside an individual's head, because a physical body may have died, but the spirit goes to hell. I know this sounds like I am very religious, but I consider myself a witchy-pagany-athiesty-agnostic. |
Physical Process
Experimentation
Trying out different shades of orange and red to create a devilish mood took a while. It took a few hours to decide between an almost-black red and a burnt orange, and I eventually decided to mix them up a bit.
I played around with different hatch marks on the face of Madre infernal as a way of shading the face. Various hatch and crosshatches were the final method of shading.
I played around with different hatch marks on the face of Madre infernal as a way of shading the face. Various hatch and crosshatches were the final method of shading.
Materials
Critique/ Compare & Contrast Overall, the style of the face of Satan is very much my personal art style, but the form of the bosy is similar to that of James Jean and Jean Delville. Doing a project that happens to be based on the same artists as the comparative study allows a further understanding of the topic, which seems like a great thing to learn. Also, because I enjoy both of these artists immensely, I do not mind doing extra research, so I do better on both this and my comparative study.
The colors that I chose are within the same color palette as "The Treasures of Satan", which brings about a fiery feeling. More color- it is lacking |
Reflectionthis project overall was very successful. I wanted to do a project that was in a recognizable style (The style I naturally draw in) but in a medium that I have not experimented with a whole lot. For not having worked with digital media very much, I am glad with how it turned out. When I have done digital work, I have not used hatch and crosshatching, I usually just outline and color in the figure, so given that I use those type of short, fasy marks on my visual, physical art, it made sense to test that out on the computer.
It would make sense to add more unity within the entire piece. I wanted the two figures to feel very separated, but now that I see it, it would make sense to add more unifying factors. |
ACT Questions
Clearly explain how you are able to identify the cause/effect relationship between your inspiration and its effect on your artwork.
In the form of the small feminine figure, the gestural pose is based on various gestural pieces by James Jean and the colors and theme are very prominent within the piece as well. The visualization of Satan comes from Dante's Inferno and the Idealistic views of Jean Delville. Divine Comedy, James Jean, and Jean Delville will continue to have a large impact on my work throughout IB Art.
What is the overall approach the author has regarding the topic of your inspiration?
The authors of my research are very biased because all the research is written by the artists explaining their fundamental beliefs, which tends to have a string bias.
What kind of generalizations have you discovered about people, ideas, culture, etc. while you researched your inspiration?
I have found that esoteric views, by definition, are generally not commonly understood and that people with very far out philosophical concepts can be marginalized by many, but people who understand the views tend to relate very much to the author or creator of the concepts.
What is the central idea around your inspirational research?
I think it is very clear that idealism is the connecting theme through this entire piece. While I do not believe in an omnipotent God, I feel that there are some lessons that are guiding in the Bible. I do not think that Satan and Hell are beneficial because it is using fear to encourage people to make good choices instead of alternative kinds of motivation, like carma. Carma uses positive reinforcement to slightly encourage people to make good choices.
What kind of inferences did you make while reading your research?
Using complex vocabulary that I had trouble understanding, I assumed that the viewer and reader of my art would know some things about the topic I studied for this research.
In the form of the small feminine figure, the gestural pose is based on various gestural pieces by James Jean and the colors and theme are very prominent within the piece as well. The visualization of Satan comes from Dante's Inferno and the Idealistic views of Jean Delville. Divine Comedy, James Jean, and Jean Delville will continue to have a large impact on my work throughout IB Art.
What is the overall approach the author has regarding the topic of your inspiration?
The authors of my research are very biased because all the research is written by the artists explaining their fundamental beliefs, which tends to have a string bias.
What kind of generalizations have you discovered about people, ideas, culture, etc. while you researched your inspiration?
I have found that esoteric views, by definition, are generally not commonly understood and that people with very far out philosophical concepts can be marginalized by many, but people who understand the views tend to relate very much to the author or creator of the concepts.
What is the central idea around your inspirational research?
I think it is very clear that idealism is the connecting theme through this entire piece. While I do not believe in an omnipotent God, I feel that there are some lessons that are guiding in the Bible. I do not think that Satan and Hell are beneficial because it is using fear to encourage people to make good choices instead of alternative kinds of motivation, like carma. Carma uses positive reinforcement to slightly encourage people to make good choices.
What kind of inferences did you make while reading your research?
Using complex vocabulary that I had trouble understanding, I assumed that the viewer and reader of my art would know some things about the topic I studied for this research.
Bibliography
“The New Mission of Art, a Study of Idealism in Art : Delville, Jean, 1867- : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming.” Internet Archive, London, F. Griffiths, 1 Jan. 1970, archive.org/details/newmissionofart00delv/page/8/mode/2up.
Delville, Jean. “The Treasures of Satan.” Curiator, 8 Aug. 2014, The Royal Museums of Fine Art, Brussels, curiator.com/art/jean-delville/the-treasures-of-satan.
Schott, B. (2003). Schotts original miscellany. New York: Bloomsbury.
Delville, Jean. “The Treasures of Satan.” Curiator, 8 Aug. 2014, The Royal Museums of Fine Art, Brussels, curiator.com/art/jean-delville/the-treasures-of-satan.
Schott, B. (2003). Schotts original miscellany. New York: Bloomsbury.