Number 16 in my Vauban-inspired series. For this canvas on paper collage, with graduated pastel crayon artwork, I have used cut-out pieces of pre-coloured artist’s canvas, intertwined and glued to a sheet of archival Canson 160 g/m (95 lb) drawing paper which had been pre-coloured with Conté pastel crayons in shades of blue. This is another of my many (albeit fictitious) creative interpretations of his planning process.
Maréchal Vauban, or Sébastien Le Prestre de Vauban (1633-1707), 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; however his major contribution to warfare was his methods of attack, which revolutionised siege warfare.
- Subject Matter: Abstract
- Created: September 22, 2016
- Collections: Vauban Inspired