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» 9:17PM THURSDAY, AUGUST 06, 09'
Revival di Baroque: An Introduction
Media: Oil based Acrylic Paint on canvas prints. All art and photography by Donald A. Burlock, Jr.
Artist: Donald A. Burlock, Jr. Paintings are framed in Renaissance gold leaf frames courtesy of Multi Media Art Material and Custom Framing (Indpls, IN) All artwork copyright Donald A. Burlock, Jr., 2009 -Styling/Clothing Design: Nikki Blaine of Nikki Blaine Couture (http://nikkiblaine.com/) -Make-Up Artist: Kara Mia (http://www.modelmayhem.com/1093290) -Make-Up Artist: Misty Al-Eryani (http://fiercelooks.com/index2.php) -Jewelry: Provided by Paul of Eye Candy -Hair: Ryan Johnson Special Thanks to the Morris Butler Museum (http://www.historiclandmarks.org/HistoricSitesToursEvents/MorrisButler/Pages/default.aspx)  "Samson & Delilah" 24"x36" $750.00  "Joseph & Potiphar's Wife" 32"x40" $750.00  "David & Bathsheba" 40"x24" $750.00 » 9:02PM THURSDAY, AUGUST 06, 09'
Phoenix Rising
My latest collab piece with Indianapolis artist Ryan Pelaez (son of the legendary Orlando Pelaez) has turned a lot of heads in Indianapolis! After taking the original photo, Ryan worked his digital magic to compile a gorgeous mask on our flying model.
-Dress designed and styled by Indianapolis Designer Nikki Blaine http://nikkiblaine.com/  "Phoenix Rising" 36"x50" $1200 » 5:56AM THURSDAY, AUGUST 06, 09'
Revival di Baroque
Neo-Baroque photo-painting montages rendered and presented by Donald A. Burlock, Jr. The Western cultural period known as the Baroque started around the turn of the 17th century in Italy. At this time, the Roman Catholic Church encouraged and supported the popularity of arts that supported emotional religious themes. Not only did the popularity of the Baroque age influence the arts, but also architecture, music, and fashion. The paintings produced in this era are ornate and decorative; characters in each story are energetic and poised for action like a theater play. The element of contraposso (counterpoise) appears in all of these paintings. This artistic term of tension within the figures that directs the hips and shoulders in counter directions gives the individuals in the painting vigor. In this spirit, my hope was to revisit the masterpieces of artists such as Peter Paul Rubens, Michelangelo Merisi da Caravaggio, Artemisia Gentileschi and Guido Reni. In an attempt to impart my own vision of paintings with robust spiritual themes, rich colors, and convincing textures, I embarked on a personal revival of their famous works in our secular times. Through a combination of editorial fashion photography in the air of Michael Thompson and Steven Meisel, I embellished water based acrylic onto matte parchment to produce a revival of some of the Baroque masters. Just as some of the Baroque masters did, I chose local models and my contemporaries to help me re-create these pieces. In keeping with the fashion sense, I worked with
"Susanna and the Elders" |
