Stations OFF the Cross
This drawing cycle focusses on the male as a kind of anti-hero. What interested me about the Christ figure is the tradition of his depiction. Representations of Christ often emulate the heroic, divine and very specifically masculine. But there also seems to be an unresolved sexual prowess lurking behind some of the most celebrated depictions. Although conflicted, enormous power seems to flow from such work. I am fascinated with this power. Is the lurking sexual energy part of the pictorial message? What would happen if the unresolved narrative were left to play itself out, and what would be left of the heroic and divine, what of the power? In this drawing cycle I let myself be guided by these questions.
I draw inspiration from Renaissance artists crucifixion paintings such as Michelangelo and Massacio and am influenced by the aesthetic and style of contemporary artists such as Rico Lebrun and Mauricio Lasansky. My reference to "stations" is a way to organize individual panels into a narrative escalation with a nod to the tradition in Roman Catholic Churches to present the Passion of Christ on individual panels placed in intervals along the side walls of the nave.
Eight panels, charcoal on handmade flax paper, each panel approximately 70" x 60"
Photography by Tim Lace
I draw inspiration from Renaissance artists crucifixion paintings such as Michelangelo and Massacio and am influenced by the aesthetic and style of contemporary artists such as Rico Lebrun and Mauricio Lasansky. My reference to "stations" is a way to organize individual panels into a narrative escalation with a nod to the tradition in Roman Catholic Churches to present the Passion of Christ on individual panels placed in intervals along the side walls of the nave.
Eight panels, charcoal on handmade flax paper, each panel approximately 70" x 60"
Photography by Tim Lace