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9x12, Unframed Watercolour on Cotton, 2025
This mastercopy of Titians portrait of John Calvin features the addition of Apples white earphones, creating an unexpected collision between 16th-century theology and 21st-century technology.
Calvin was a key figure in the Protestant Reformation, known for revolutionising religious thought through his writings and teachings. He challenged established systems and worked to make complex theology accessible to ordinary people. It makes me question how he might have embraced modern communication tools to spread his message.
The white cables create new compositional lines while maintaining the gravitas and familiar pose of Titians original portrait. The anachronistic element raises questions about how great thinkers of the past might navigate our digital age of constant connectivity and information.
This series plays with the idea that revolutionary minds transcend their time periods. Calvin was constantly refining his theological understanding - perhaps he would have appreciated being "plugged in" to new ways of sharing ideas.
Hope you enjoy this contemporary twist to a classical work.
9x12, Unframed Watercolour on Cotton, 2025
This mastercopy of Titians portrait of John Calvin features the addition of Apples white earphones, creating an unexpected collision between 16th-century theology and 21st-century technology.
Calvin was a key figure in the Protestant Reformation, known for revolutionising religious thought through his writings and teachings. He challenged established systems and worked to make complex theology accessible to ordinary people. It makes me question how he might have embraced modern communication tools to spread his message.
The white cables create new compositional lines while maintaining the gravitas and familiar pose of Titians original portrait. The anachronistic element raises questions about how great thinkers of the past might navigate our digital age of constant connectivity and information.
This series plays with the idea that revolutionary minds transcend their time periods. Calvin was constantly refining his theological understanding - perhaps he would have appreciated being "plugged in" to new ways of sharing ideas.
Hope you enjoy this contemporary twist to a classical work.
