THE VEIL OF LIGHT BONDS: REPRESENTATION OF SHADOW AND LIGHT IN CATHOLIC ICONOGRAPHY THROUGH PAINTING
"The Veil of Light Bonds" is a series of artworks that aims to represent the current reality of religion through symbolic and iconic approaches. In this contemporary phenomenon, religion is often used as an instrument for the interests of groups or individuals. It is also frequently use...
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| Format: | Final Project |
| Language: | Indonesia |
| Online Access: | https://digilib.itb.ac.id/gdl/view/75681 |
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| Institution: | Institut Teknologi Bandung |
| Language: | Indonesia |
| Summary: | "The Veil of Light Bonds" is a series of artworks that aims to represent the current
reality of religion through symbolic and iconic approaches. In this contemporary
phenomenon, religion is often used as an instrument for the interests of groups or
individuals. It is also frequently used as a 'parameter' in determining social status
or order. Through these events, religion is no longer sacred and often superficially
interpreted for convenience and practicality, merely flaunting social status. This
phenomenon leads to an effort to transform the iconography within the Catholic
tradition through veiling and binding. The series of artworks called "The Veil of
Light Bonds" is an attempt to realize the presence of God through the surrounding
environment, in this case, the natural elements such as light and shadow. The
creation of this artworks series utilizes oil paint as the medium, with a polyptych
composition technique. Iconic figures like Jesus Christ or Mother Mary, and their
common visual depictions, are not the primary concern to be reproduced in the
artwork anymore. Instead, a new surface emerges, that eventually cover these
icons, by veils and all its creases, by radiance of light or the dark of shadows, and
bonds - a 'facade'. By being "covered" to be fully "revealed," so that we can realize. |
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