Figures on a Raft with UFOs (after Théodore Géricault and Brian Rea)
Oil on Canvas
230mm x 300mm (approx)
Today’s picture is, like yesterday’s, a small one which is in contrast to the two sources I’ve placed together.
The more famous source is Théodore Géricault’s massive painting Raft of the Medusa . The other source is a mural by Brian Rea I saw installed at the Míro Foundation in Barcelona in 2010. Most of the images of that show seem to be on Pinterest, but there’s a couple on this UFO-themed site.
By placing the motifs together I think something happens to both of them. Something I don’t always understand at the time. This painting has been on my lounge wall for a few months now and it is, in many respects, different from a lot of the work I make.
The other factor (which shouldn’t be under-estimated) is the quality of the pigment used to make this painting. I ‘upgraded’ to a more expensive brand of oil paint and haven’t looked back. That purple is outrageous.
