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Parul [Visages des ancêtres] 2006 Eau-forte, éd.45, 70 x 33 cm Dennis Nona déclare avoir été inspiré par tous les masques rapportés des îles du Détroit de Torres qu’il a vus en Angleterre, au musée de Cambridge. Cette gravure évoque la sensation ressentie au milieu de tous ces masques, comme si l’artiste s’était trouvé sous le regard de tous ses ancêtres. Dennis affirme également avoir sollicité l’aide des esprits, selon la coutume : « Quand vous voyez des objets anciens, il faut les observer et leur demander de vous accompagner, de vous accorder leur aide et leur protection ». La visite au musée eut lieu en 2000, mais cette œuvre fut réalisée en 2005. Il s’écoule parfois plusieurs années entre un événement et sa traduction visuelle. De même, lorsqu’il envisage de changer de style, Dennis Nona en parle d’abord aux esprits, et le changement se produit plus tard, parfois après plusieurs années. |
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Parul [Faces] 2006 Eau-forte, éd.T5, 70 x 33 cm When I went to the Cambridge Museum in the UK I saw all these masks from the Torres Strait Islands and they really inspired me – all the masks that were in there. I was standing in the middle of them and just looking around and they were just staring at me. That particular artwork, I based it on that Parul – all the faces of the masks – almost all my ancestors were looking at me and I was just observing. At the same time I was getting inspired by the Spirits. In my traditional language I asked them to come with me, to come with me, to make my work stronger. It is our traditional custom when you see these things, ancient things, you stand there and observe them and then you ask them to come with you in a good way, good spirit, to help you in your work. So that time I stood among that artwork there’s all these faces – I just draw them out, they were lying in the boxes. That was Cambridge Museum in London. Parul in language is the faces of the ancestors I referred to. The year was 2000. I just made the artwork last year. Sometimes I wait to do a work. I don’t do it straight away – only when I dream, next day I will do it. Sometimes it takes me a long time. I waited one year if I wanted to change my art style I will talk to the Spirits. It won’t happen overnight. It might come next year or the year after, then suddenly you see my changed style, my style it changes. |
Prix de vente : 400 € |
Price: 400 € |