上午介紹的作品是這次在艾雪的魔幻世界畫展中【聖經故事】主題區展出的作品之一。
在艾雪年輕時,他以寓意的方式描繪這個世界,反應出他對宇宙秩序的興趣,以及其於虔誠的天主教背景之下對宗教題材的喜愛。他的部份版畫作品表現基督教對《聖經》〈創世紀〉篇章的闡釋,這些作品受到19世紀後半期流行於歐美的新藝術風格(Art Nouveau style)影響,背景以系統化方式切割成不同深度的平面,以黑色與白色的鮮明對比強調作品的戲劇化效果。
這次展品中《創世紀第一天》(The First Day of Creation;1925)到《創世紀第六天》(The Sixth Day of Creation;1926)這一系列的木刻版畫作品(本次未展出「創世紀第四天」),是以盤旋於大地上的虛構鳥類形象,描述聖靈在六天內展開創造世界的過程。這一系列作品是以描繪快樂和諧的亞當與夏娃,在伊甸園中祥和地凝視著新創造的世界做為結束,流露出年輕藝術家最新連結的樂觀主義。
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The painting posted in this morning was one of “The Enigma of… 更多 M.C. Escher: Prints from the Israel Museum, Jerusalem/Section IV/Legend and Religion
In his youth, Escher created allegorical depictions of the world, reflecting his interest in cosmic order and his attraction to religious themes, consonant with his pious Catholic background. Some of the prints address the Christian interpretation of the Book of Genesis, while others illustrate the lives of the Christian saints. These works display the influence of the Art Nouveau style popular in Europe and the United States during the second half of the nineteenth century. The images appear against a background that is schematically divided… 更多