GEORGE SFOUGARAS ARTWORKS

I return once again to Durer for a piece of work which seems to say so much more to us now than it ever did. Above left: Durer's wood engraving. Above right: My 2020 linocut. By Albrecht Dürer - This file was donated to Wikimedia Commons as part of a project by the National Gallery of Art. Please see the Gallery's Open Access Policy., CC0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=81632427 In the middle of a pandemic, amidst the pain and anger that erupted as a result of the George Floyd murder, it is hard to make art that captures this point in time. Yet, The symbolism of the Four Horsemen seems perfectly suited to these imperfect times. I previously reworked  Durer's engraving The Knight, Death, and the Devil in 2018-19. You can read about it by following the link: https://www.academia.edu/37982903/Albrecht_Durers_The_Knight_Death_and_the_Devil._A_2018_reinterpretation_by_G._Sfougaras._.pdf In the case of that prior piece, I changed the emotional la...

I wanted to create a map that showed our humanity and connected us from afar via significant objects, thoughts, and ideas. Our Haus Ohrbeck 2020 Map, made up of 36 objects sent in by participants. Although they could be arranged in many different ways, this is one way of creating groups of objects. I could have used simply feelings like  Love, Comfort, Gratitude, Prayer, Connection.  The beauty of maps is that the KEY can be very much about what the designer wishes to portray.  Assembling a high-resolution physical map printed on several sheets of A4 paper. Inspiration and prior maps that set the scene for the work above.  The Mappa Mundi. Several stories, myths, and religious events within a map within a cultural context within what was accessible and possible at the time.  The Hereford Mappa Mundi dating from c. 1300. It is displayed at Hereford Cathedral in Hereford, England .  It is the largest ...