Walmor Correa "Ondina" 2006
I am flipping over the work of Walmor Correa. He creates finely rendered anatomical charts of creatures, both natural and mythical. Truly ingenious and beautifully strange. His work can currently be seen in the awesome exhibition CRYPTOZOOLOGY: OUT OF TIME PLACE SCALE. (Other Phantasmaphile favorites such as Mark Dion and Rosamond Purcell are featured in the show as well.) I hope it comes the NY region soon!
This is VERY cool. I also love the depiction of her face and posture. There's another layer to the work on top of anatomy. A sort of suggestiveness of emotional landscape. Rather than a medium of science, it's almost as if she's a vistim of it...
Posted by: MattJ | September 27, 2006 at 11:26 AM
Well put. I often think that about art in general - how the pieces that I like best are those which resonate on multiple points, not just on the superficial "my, how pretty" level. Not to overstate the case, but I've found this is the barometer upon which I (either consciously or unconsciously) judge something, be it film, music, theatre, literature, etc: Does it hit me from different angles? (ie. Is it beautiful but also funny? Is it clever but also sensitive? Is it well-rendered but also imaginative?) I agree that this piece in particular is not only crafted beautifully, but has that extra emotional layer, as well a clever allusion to medical charts of old. Makes me think of the diagrams that artists would draw from Captain Cook's explorations, or something to that effect.
Posted by: Pam | September 27, 2006 at 01:35 PM