FR · EN · David Hockney · Œuvre After Blake: Less Is Known than People Think, 2024 [D'après Blake : on en sait moins qu'on le pensel · FONDATION LOUIS VUITTON
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| David Hockney |
Acrylique sur toile | Acrylic on canvas
Collection de l'artiste | Collection of the artist
Cette peinture s'inspire directement des illustrations par William Blake de la Divine Comédie de Dante.
Ce poème du XIV° siècle décrit un voyage imaginaire à travers l'Enfer, le Purgatoire et le Paradis. L'aquarelle de Blake montre Dante et Virgile approchant de l'ange qui garde l'entrée du Purgatoire. Hockney inclut Dante en rouge et Virgile en vert, mais omet l'ange, offrant un aperçu des sept terrasses
de la montagne correspondant aux sept péchés capitaux. Hockney remplace l'ange par un paysage
quasi-abstrait ave un ciel à la Van Gogh et une colonne rouge soutenant un vitrail. Le titre apparaît
trois fois, tel un mantra. Ce paysage, animé par le cycle éternel du jour et de la nuit, est placé
sous cette formule de l'artiste: « C'est le maintenant qui est éternel ».
This painting is directly inspired by William Blake's illustrations for Dante's Divine Comedy. This 14th-century poem describes an imaginary voyage through Hell, Purgatory, and Paradise. Blake's watercolor shows Dante and the poet Virgil approaching the angel guarding the entrance to Purgatory. Hockney includes Dante in red and Virgil in green, but leaves out the angel, affording a glimpse of the mountain of seven terraces that correspond to the seven deadly sins. Hockney has replaced the angel with an almost abstract landscape featuring a Van Gogh-style sky and a red column supporting a stained-glass window. The title appears three times, like a mantra. This landscape, brought to life by the abiding cycle of day and night, fits within the artist's notion that, "It is the now that is eternal."
This painting is directly inspired by William Blake's illustrations for Dante's Divine Comedy. This 14th-century poem describes an imaginary voyage through Hell, Purgatory, and Paradise. Blake's watercolor shows Dante and the poet Virgil approaching the angel guarding the entrance to Purgatory. Hockney includes Dante in red and Virgil in green, but leaves out the angel, affording a glimpse of the mountain of seven terraces that correspond to the seven deadly sins. Hockney has replaced the angel with an almost abstract landscape featuring a Van Gogh-style sky and a red column supporting a stained-glass window. The title appears three times, like a mantra. This landscape, brought to life by the abiding cycle of day and night, fits within the artist's notion that, "It is the now that is eternal."
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| FONDATION LOUIS VUITTON Prise de vue de la Terrasse Crédits photo : Gérard Pocquet https://ainsiparlaitlart.blogspot.com |
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| FONDATION LOUIS VUITTON Prise de vue de la Terrasse Crédits photo : Gérard Pocquet https://ainsiparlaitlart.blogspot.com |
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