Rona Green Art Giveaway Winners!
Posted: 3 April 2012 Filed under: Giveaway, Rona | Tags: art, giveaway, prints, Rona Green 8 Comments
Trumpet herald please!
Gonzo from The Muppet Show
The winners of the Rona Green Art Giveaway have been drawn by Freddie The Lucky Lagomorph.
Freddie The Lucky Lagomorph
And the winners are:
The Art Giveaway Winners
Andy – winner of Bogatyr.
Harriet – winner of Knyazhna.
Tarli – winner of Pajari.
Congratulations!
Rona Green, Bogatyr, 2008, screenprint, 38 x 56 cm, edition 23
Rona Green, Knyazhna, 2008, screenprint, 38 x 56 cm, edition 23
Rona Green, Pajari, 2008, screenprint, 38 x 56 cm, edition 23
And here is a little bit about the creation of the works:
Danzig Baldaev (seated)
These prints were inspired by Russian criminal tattooing and the drawings of Danzig Baldaev.
Of particular interest to me is the use of the cat as the symbol for the thief.
Drawings of Russian criminal tattoo designs by Danzig Baldaev
All the characters in the giveaway prints are based on pets of artist friends.
Bogatyr is a portrait of Bodhi, companion of Belinda Fox.
Bodhi aka Bogatyr
Knyazhna is a portrait of Alba (named after The Duchess of Alba), companion of Eolo Paul Bottaro and Marguerite Brown.
Alba aka Knyazhna
Pajari is a portrait of Mr Pip, companion of Stephen Wickham.
Mr Pip aka Pajari
Thank you all so much for entering the Rona Green Art Giveaway and for your wonderfully entertaining comments.
Congratulations again to the winners!
Dr Teeth and The Electric Mayhem from The Muppet Show
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Strange soirées
Posted: 18 March 2012 Filed under: Artists, Inspiration, Rona | Tags: art, artists, Bela Lugosi, Diane Arbus, Dutch Golden Age, Frans Hals, inspiration, Jean Dubuffet, Jim Henson, Muppets, poppets, prints, Rembrandt, Rona Green, Thomas de Keyser, Vincent Price 5 Comments
Diane Arbus, Transvestite at her Birthday Party, N.Y.C., 1969
‘For me the subject of a picture is always more important than the picture. And more complicated.’
– Diane Arbus (1923-1971)
Boogie's 6th birthday party, 1978
All kinds of images fire up my imagination.
One photo in particular has intrigued me so much that I have created three different interpretations – it is a snapshot of my guy’s birthday party, illustrated above.
The first incarnation, party, was highly influenced by my love of Jean Dubuffet’s art.
Rona Green, party, 1995, lithograph, 17 x 30 cm, edition 4
Then there was Birthday Boogies, a mixed media piece including soft sculptural objects that I call poppets.
Rona Green, Birthday Boogies, 2002, mixed media, 27 x 35 x 3 cm
The poppets were born from a fondness for dolls, puppets and masks. As a kid I adored The Muppet Show produced by Jim Henson, and the colourful characters of Warner Brothers and Hanna Barbera cartoons.
Jim Henson and Muppets
After Birthday Boogies came Secret Robot Society, which incorporated my fancy of the Dutch Golden Age of painting.
Rona Green, Secret Robot Society, 2002, linocut and watercolour, 49 x 70 cm, edition 13
Favourite artists from this period in art include Rembrandt, Frans Hals and Thomas de Keyser.
Rembrandt, The Anatomy Lesson of Dr. Nicolaes Tulp, 1632
Frans Hals, Regents of the Old Men's Almshouse, 1664
Thomas de Keyser, The Syndics of the Amsterdam Goldsmiths Guild, 1627
After making Secret Robot Society I produced two more prints – Treacherous Boys With Charisma and The Ventriloquist – to form a trio of group portraits.
Rona Green, Treacherous Boys With Charisma, 2003, linocut and watercolour, 49 x 70 cm, edition 13
My creative process is very much about collaging together an eclectic range of source material to invent something otherworldly and somewhat absurd.
The dashing Bela Lugosi
The debonair Vincent Price
In the case of these prints I have referenced the Dutch painters along with TV shows, horror movie stars, dolls and puppets, as well as ideas about social hierarchy and esotericism.
Rona Green, The Ventriloquist, 2004, linocut and watercolour, 49 x 70 cm, edition 13
Old time ventriloquist
Thunderbirds - Brains and Scott
And finally I should make mention of the beloved Women’s Weekly Children’s Birthday Cake Book!
The Women's Weekly Children's Birthday Cake Book
Boogie's robot cake à la The Women's Weekly Children's Birthday Cake Book
PS: From now on I will be posting every Tuesday – until then, have a good week!
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