Description
Bronzino’s Limbo takes its inspiration from Agnolo Bronzino’s Descent of Christ into Limbo, reimagining the densely intertwined figures of the Renaissance painting through my mixed-media process.
I begin with a watercolor drawing, then reconstruct the image through monoprinting, layered paint, and direct mark-making. As the process develops, figures emerge from and disappear into the surface. Some remain recognizable while others dissolve into passages of color, texture, and abstraction.
What interests me is not reproducing Bronzino’s painting, but discovering what happens when a familiar historical image is subjected to a different way of making. The original composition becomes a starting point rather than a destination. Bodies, gestures, and relationships are transformed through the physical process of building the surface.
The result exists somewhere between representation and abstraction—retaining the monumentality and human energy of Bronzino’s figures while allowing the materials and process to create a new visual experience.
See more on the redone series from my blog :
Classical Redone: Finding Something New in the Art of the Past
Original Artwork
Medium: Mixed Media on Panel
Size: 15 × 13 inches
Status: Original One-of-a-Kind Painting
Each original painting is shipped unframed unless custom framing is requested. If you would like framing options, please contact me before ordering.
View more works in my https://figure.reekereart.com
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Watch detail art ‘do it yourself” video I’ve produced at YouTube.com/@rreekers
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