- Sacrifice
- 15 July 06
- Illustration Friday
- 17 Comments
Image medium: Colour Pencil and Graphite
Size: 210mm X 250mm
My commitment to drawing has, of late, been sacrificed to maxing out big time watching the World Cup and now the Tour de France. So much so that this is my first IF entry since the site update. Well the World Cup only comes around once every 4 years - once every 32 years when Australia is involved. While the Tour de France comes around annually, this year is realistically the best opportunity for an Australian to win it, so my eyes are a blur watching all this live. Live in this case means midnight to dawn shifts - yes I am an elite spectator sports tragic. I think part of the reason why Australians (males) take their sport seriously is because we have to get up in the wee hours to watch prestige sporting events live....this builds commitment and an inculcation of living and appreciating the moment. Any one only needed to watch Stage 11 of le Tour to see the manifestation of sporting sacrifice....a cruel mountain stage through the Pyrenees.
Back to this drawing, which was done about 2 months ago and seems to fit the theme. This piece was inspired by artist Hieronymus Bosch, who was probably the precursor (by several hundred years) of Surrealism. Boschís paintings depict a nightmarish vision of humanity. I was reading about him over lunch one day and got thinking about what Bosch would eat if he was peckish. Given his view of the world, heíd probably have macabre tastes and wouldnít hesitate to improvise if he didnít have all the ingredients.
This piece was rendered in a mix of colour pencil and graphite accentuating the weirdness of it all.
OK, need sleep and after le Tour back to drawing, promise. <<Older Main Newer>>
comments
Ooooohhhh ....
Posted by AnonyGhost on 15.07.06 at 05.39pm
Wow…what a unique take on the topic. Cleverly macabre. Very nice illustration.
Posted by Bron Smith on 15.07.06 at 05.51pm
That is one yummy looking snack. Great illo as always. Really love the blood.
love
Posted by The Unknown on 15.07.06 at 06.05pm
Nice to see you back with your sometimes unusual view of the world. We have missed you.
Posted by Robyn on 15.07.06 at 08.07pm
I think I’ll go with the salad for lunch today.
Posted by janey on 16.07.06 at 01.48am
Yes, but was Bosch able to swing round to the local grocery to pick up a bag of mass-produced bread like this?
Seriously, I ‘hear’ you with this one. Both witty and well drawn.
Posted by andrea on 16.07.06 at 02.05am
It could be Hieronymus Bosch, who did this! Creative, great!
Posted by georg on 16.07.06 at 07.23am
Well, that looks tasty!
Love,
Vincent
Posted by Laura on 16.07.06 at 09.40am
Stunning, Detlef. Hey, when you’re hungry, you’re hungry…
Posted by Roz Foster on 17.07.06 at 03.07am
Excellent black humour - I like it.
We were also very pleased to see Australia competing in the World Cup - spent a few weeks walking around bleary eyed… Yep, there’s no sports tragic like an Australian sports tragic!
Posted by Tiger Mouse on 17.07.06 at 08.20pm
eddie izzard said people taste like chicken… who knew?
Posted by AscenderRisesAbove on 19.07.06 at 04.37pm
I am so pleased to see you are away from the Tube and back in the kitchen. This one is a complete hoot. I love it.
regards, neil
Posted by neilornstein on 19.07.06 at 11.34pm
How nice to see you back at IF, and with such a tasy treat! It’s amazing how believable this looks…if I wasn’t a vegetarian, I might want a sandwich like this!
Posted by carla on 20.07.06 at 06.29am
Oh dear a pickled ear. Some people will eat anything when glued to the telly watching sport. An unusual piece. Regarding The Tour, the Polka Dot jersey was always the most prestigious rider for me.
Posted by modroom on 03.08.06 at 02.59am
How weird is that Bosch’s paintings, although inspired by religious love and commitment, depict cruel and obscure landscapes filled with suffering and confusion.
Nice drawing
Posted by Fiestoforo on 04.08.06 at 12.37am
Muy buen trabajo. Me gusta la ironÌa.
Saludos.
Posted by Marco Antonio Sep˙lveda on 08.08.06 at 10.03pm
Great drawings here! I haven’t seen your web site before - it’s really good.
Posted by Tamsin on 09.08.06 at 07.50am