Roman Opalka 1965- Current day
500 x 375 cm
Photograph
Artist Roman Opalka has painted “time” exclusively since 1965.
He was born in France in 1931 and is a true cosmopolitan as he has lived in France, Poland, Berlin and New York.
Many of his works are in the collections of the MOMA, The Guggenheim Museum, New York, The National Gallery, Berlin and other such noteable institutions. Opalka’s retrospective exhibitions, participation at the XIX Biennial of Sao Paolo, and the 1995 Venice Biennial, as well as his writing published in several languages brought him world-wide recognition.
When i was reading Art and Today i found it interesting how Opalka has been photographing himself since 1965. It states "The artist takes a photograph of himself at the end of each day. (And when) placed together sequentially, these self portraits form another record of the passage of time..." I find this concept incredibly interesting as it is not only an artist creating his self portrait but it is a clear approach to represent the irreversibility of time. The unavoidable ageing process that we all must endeavor; it is quite confronting but extremely beautiful at the same time. I really love this idea!
No comments:
Post a Comment