Cherubhead
ARTWORK RELEASE
Part of the Head Series - Interpretations of Corbett Reynolds Sculpture
Catholic tradition played a part in Corbett Reynolds’ upbringing but when I knew him he wasn’t a practicing, religious man. However, the rituals of the church, especially the visual manifestation of those traditions, were profoundly influential to him personally and artistically. For this particular Adonis, with his crown of spikes, Corbett has enlisted a cherub to perform his divine duties in the earthly realm by acting as a guardian spirit for this unfortunate fellow.
The choice of a cherub appearing as a young child in this sculpture confined my interpretation of the Cherubhead to the stylistic influence of European liturgical art. Rather than representing the omnipresence of God as a fierce creature with multiple wings and heads, Renaissance art began to depict the cherubim as healthy babies frolicking through paintings of blue skies and flowers, representing God’s love. A much more appropriate style for this project I think.
This piece is part of the Head Series—Interpretations of Corbett Reynolds Sculpture. An edition of 5 archival pigment prints is available on canvas, 26 x 40.
Also available - a signed and numbered edition of 10 on paper, 26 x 40, a signed and numbered edition of 25 on paper 19.5 x 30, and a signed and numbered edition of 50 on paper 11.7 x 18.
