I have always had arachnophobia and acrophobia, a personal attachment to the subject matter would give me good reason to base unit 2 on it. Plenty of artists have worked with this theme. Louise Bourgeois’ Maman was erected in 1999 and induces a sense of arachnophobia in everyone who sees it. Continue reading “Phobias or asymmetry?” →

The Garden Of Earthly Delights (Hell) by Hieronymus Bosch is a 2D painting that was painted between 1480-1505, it depicts a christian hell. The colour pallet vibrantly details the realistic style. Casting The Damned Into Hell by Hans Memling was painted earlier, between c. 1467-1471. It is also a 2D painting, but with a narrower colour pallet that depicts a more traditional christian hell with heavily contrasting shading. Continue reading “Comparative essay (first attempt; unfinished)” →

Which pieces should I compare? Continue reading “Comparative essay plan” →