2/25/13: Hidden Meanings
Synchromy in Orange:
To Form, Morgan Russell
As the
title suggests, the work is a study in synchromy, or how color and sound are
blended in art. The style is a pure
abstract style of painting that does not contain directly figurative forms, so
in this work, the viewer has to view using his senses to divine the hidden
shapes in the painting. So, secret
revealed: It’s a man. What’s cool is
that once you realize and notice it, you see how the patterns of color and
shapes move and how they move forward. Each of these patterns of shapes and
colors form their own shapes and outline the main picture, almost as if the
artist is using a form of negative space.
This is one of the stylistic choices that Russell used that sets many of
his works apart from other artists who shared a similar style. What has been suggested is that the man in
the painting is representative of the subject in one of Michangelo’s famous
sculptures, Dying Slave. Russell often liked recreating it and it
stands to reason that when experimenting with new forms of painting he might
use a familiar subject like it.
About “Dying Slave”:
A Short History on Synchromism:
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