在旧书上画的鸟的肖像

Guy laramee的新系列onde Elles Moran(他们居住的地方)通过肖像和雕刻的风景，捕捉到了巴西地区本地鸟类的神秘。这个系列包含了9件来自二手书店的雕塑作品，这些作品都是在50年代巴西出版的经典文学巨著。丰富的亚麻布封面包含了许多肖像的调色板，原始的色彩在拉雷米的艺术重塑中发挥了作用。这个系列的主题是关于这些鸟类和它们的栖息地，每一本书的封面都有一幅画，背景是褪色的，而书的另一面则有一幅环境雕刻。鸟类与相应景观的大小比例突出了生物的重要性，认识到他们作为这个地区真正的主人和统治者的角色。Laramee希望这部剧能表现出人类和鸟类之间的巨大差异，让她意识到我们并不是生活在同一个世界里。他解释说，人类的世界已经变成了一种我们现在感到异化的东西——我们生活在我们的头脑和书本中，而不是峡谷和地球中。Laramee说，也许他们住的地方就是我们应该住的地方。在原始景观的幽静中，我们可能会重新发现我们与世界的亲密关系。

Guy Laramée‘s (previously) new series onde Elles Moran (Where They Live) captures the mystique of the native birds of the Brazilian region Serra do Corvo Branco (Range of the White Raven) through both portrait and carved landscape. The series contains nine sculptures sourced from secondhand bookstores within the country—tomes of the Classicos Jackson which is a series of literature classics published in the ‘50s in Brazil. The rich linen covers inspired the palettes of many of the portraits, the original colors working their way into Laramée’s artistic remodeling.Although Laramée had originally planned to photograph the vast canyons of the region during his 4-month visit, the diversity, songs, and liveliness of the native birds kept persuading him to eclipse the beautiful scenes with their portraits. The series is dedicated to these birds and their habitat, each book containing a portrait of one on the cover against a faded background and an environmental carving into the pages of the book on the opposite side. The size ratio of the bird to corresponding landscape highlights the creatures’ importance, acknowledging their role as the true owners and rulers of the region.“Being in the company of these lively beings were one thing, painting them was another story,explained Laramée while discussing his process. “They became like ghosts on a theater backdrop, posing in front of wallpaper, looking at a vanishing scenery.”Laramée hopes that this series exudes the stark differences between Man and bird, recognizing that we do not live within the same world. Man’s world has been transformed into an object from which we now feel alienated he explains—we live within our heads and books, not the canyons or earth. “Maybe where they live is where we should live,says Laramée. “In the solitude of virgin landscapes, we might rediscover our intimate relationships to the world.”Laramée is represented by JHB Gallery in New York City.