The mirror is a reference to the use of mirrors he used to make this painting, this is what David Hockney explains in his book 'Secret Knowledge'
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hockney%E2%80%93Falco_thesis
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jan_van_Eyck
Thursday, February 24, 2011
#4 Eyck, Jan van (1395-1441)
He was very active in the actual Belgium and the Netherlands, he is traditionally known as "the father of oil painting", i'm sure you'll appreciate his artistic skills.
The mirror is a reference to the use of mirrors he used to make this painting, this is what David Hockney explains in his book 'Secret Knowledge'
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hockney%E2%80%93Falco_thesis
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jan_van_Eyck
The mirror is a reference to the use of mirrors he used to make this painting, this is what David Hockney explains in his book 'Secret Knowledge'
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hockney%E2%80%93Falco_thesis
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jan_van_Eyck
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This image is very sad to me. I can see why Jan van is considered the father of oil painting. The shadows and lighting create amazing texture. I know what it would feel like to touch any piece of this in person. But the woman looks like she has horns, the man says 'I'm here but only because I have to and nothing more.' And the weird dog/cat at the bottom says 'I'm not even really here.'
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ReplyDeleteVery interesting.