Angels V3 Shazam. Painting – Pop Art Interview With Artist Doug Kemp
The first in 10 hours of recorded interviews talking about pop art and paintings with Doug Kemp. We were very much finding our footing & format with this initial release of the Angels V3 acrylic painting on canvas.
Angels V3. Painting
This painting features three recurring characters from Doug’s work including the “Falling Man” (Mr. Icarus), who is based on the myth of the man who risked all when he flew too close to the sun.
Dougs other signature favourites of the Fedora hat and the circular device are also represented.
The left panel is a feature of the 2-for-1 split image series. Here is the image of desire, the iconic glamour girl, Betty Page, which is segmented in between an interpretation of Leonardo’s Angels painting.
This two-for-one interlacing of double images held within the same space draws the viewer to attempt to reconstruct the full image of each within the mind’s eye.
The word Shazam (which is often associated with DC Comics’ hero Captain Marvel as a means of transforming him into the superhero) is a word that is used to introduce an extraordinary deed, story, or transformation.
Leonardo da Vinci: The Annunciation
An external Art History video providing more information on Leonardo da Vinci’s’ The Annunciation’ painting.
