Young Man with Medal (after Botticelli)
Pairing:
Portrait of a Man with the Medal of Cosimo the Elder by Sandro Botticelli
Photo of a wall of old hub caps
Acrylic on canvas
Dimensions: 32" x 44"
Artist's Insights:
Q. Where did you find the wall of hubcaps? Did the trove occur before or after you decided to paint the Botticelli work?
A. After. I chose the Botticelli first. Obviously I was on the lookout for something with circles. What I needed appeared on one of my subsequent trips to the town dump. There was no hesitation. The two images fit like a glove. In fact, the silver rectangle hanging above the hubcaps, part of some piece of equipment no doubt, serves to frame the central part of my painting. That was a happy accident.
Portrait of a Man with the Medal of Cosimo the Elder by Sandro Botticelli
Photo of a wall of old hub caps
Acrylic on canvas
Dimensions: 32" x 44"
Artist's Insights:
Q. Where did you find the wall of hubcaps? Did the trove occur before or after you decided to paint the Botticelli work?
A. After. I chose the Botticelli first. Obviously I was on the lookout for something with circles. What I needed appeared on one of my subsequent trips to the town dump. There was no hesitation. The two images fit like a glove. In fact, the silver rectangle hanging above the hubcaps, part of some piece of equipment no doubt, serves to frame the central part of my painting. That was a happy accident.