Cover Version: "Selassie
I Forever Dub"
| Title: |
"Selassie
I Forever Dub" |
| Medium: |
Silhouette
cut-out on 12" record sleeve. Cut by
hand using a scalpel. |
| Dimensions: |
12 inch x
12 inch |
| Date: |
May 2008 |
| Comments: |
This piece is
part of a series of "Cover
Versions" (see
below) created for an exhibition
(Nottingham, View
From The Top gallery, 14th-31st
May 2008) of the same name:
In the true spirit of “cover
versions”, dub music originally
evolved out of reggae, when the latter
was cut into fragments and re-forged in
rhythmic patterns. Similarly, I have
created these “cover versions"
of some favourite reggae and dub albums
by carving out silhouette-style cut-out
forms, using a scalpel, to suggest
echoing layers of superimposed imagery.
The silhouette elements partly leap out
into three dimensions from the
two-dimensional "canvas" of the
vinyl record cover.
Max Romeo's album Selassie I Forever
is an expression of faith in the divinity
of humankind. The symmetrical silhouette
hinges on the axis of the “I”,
mystical symbol of unity. This
cover-version incorporates the image of
the sacred ark of the covenant, guarded
by two angelic beings, emerging from two
dimensions into three.
Currently
on show in Nottingham. Exhibition price:
£95. Prints also available. Please contact me for further
details.
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Detailed
view of three-dimensional 'pop-out' effect of the
silhouette cutting:
Original album cover
(N.B. Credit will be given to the creator of the
original artwork as soon as I have access to this
information):
I gradually allowed the design to take shape by
using layers of tracing paper laid over the
original LP cover:
Other
"Cover Versions":
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