All we seek is truth

Tuesday, June 12, 2007

All we seek is truth

In our sorrows and in our triumphs, in our battles and in our victories, all we really seek is an universal truth.

What determines truth in art? What separates us from other living things. Is it because we are capable of conceptualizing and placing meaning to the things we make? Is art suppose to represent an individual, ethics, nationality or all of the above? Is art suppose to work in that way and why do we make art to begin with? Are we in such a thirst for art that we can't distinguish the lines that divide truth from deception. Or is it our purpose to leave behind our timeline in civilization in markings and symbols. Yet as we struggle with the temptation to express who we are in history, are we alone?

The split images are, from the left, an etching made by a dog on concrete and to the right, chalk doodles on a wooden door made by a man. -thebookmann

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Richard Bolai lives and works from Trinidad, West Indies. He is a bookbinder,Graphic designer and the author of thebookmann, which from 2004, has written and photographed independently aspects of Trinidad and Tobago's art culture.

In 2008, he began a series of self studies called Feinin which incorporated digital superpositions of artists who have left a mark in art history by using the internet as the core of reference. He also produced parodies relating to anthropological studies of Trinidad and Tobago, for example, folklore or observations of the society via class and stereotypes

The work then expanded by actually creating dimensional replicas, capturing a map over the subjects to explore the underling subconscious in the form of art. This aided the ability to analyze art by producing art parodies to understand the meaning behind it. No money was spent or assistance in producing these compositions from common items found in his home, a chair, a mirror, or old tyre.

The artists lists includes, da Vinci's Last Supper, Koons's dog, Hirst's spin paintings, Andres Serrano's piss Christ to Monet to name a few, over one hundred artists' have been completed, producing one in every 24 hour cycle.

It should be noted that with the feinin studies, you should see that actual work that is been parodied via the link. It makes no sense otherwise.

thebookmann archives is a source of information for art academics and students alike. A major contributor to thebookmann is Adele Todd

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All photographs, Feinin studies, accompanying quotes, articles and visual headers appearing on this site are the exclusive property of Richard Bolai © 2004 - 2010. All Rights Reserved. Any use requires written permission

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Tuesday, June 12, 2007