This artwork, a collage, (my 22nd in a dedicated series based on Vauban) uses pieces of angled paper cut from pre-painted sheets of Canson ‘Imagine’ 200 gms paper applied in a random but interwoven design to a pre-painted 115 x 75 cm stretched canvas. These applied angles were painted with red, black and pewter acrylics… all created with the title “After the Bloody Battle” in my mind.
All my recent artworks using painted or applied elements of carefully drawn angles are loosely based on the works of Maréchal Vauban, or Sébastien Le Prestre de Vauban (1633-1707), who is considered one the of the greatest military engineers of all time. In his life he was responsible for the fortification of over 160 places in France… but his major contribution to warfare was his methods of attack, which revolutionised siege warfare. However, the shapes and angles of his defensive walls surrounding many French towns and seaports have influenced the design of my more recent artworks.
- Subject Matter: Abstract
- Created: September 22, 2017
- Collections: Vauban Inspired