Golden Boy
Stained Glass window in St John the Baptist, Markyate (detail). What triggered my interest in this image is its rigorous adherence to a traditional type of Latin Christian iconography that goes back to medieval times - including the golden-haired Jesus child. However, this window was created in 1895 when the visual language of contemporary art was profoundly different. And not only that, Black churches in the Caribbean and in South Africa had already produced black representations of the Madonna and the Jesus child. This image, however, is not in dialogue with the past - it is quoting the past.
Samyang 300/6.3 reflex lens.
Golden Boy
Stained Glass window in St John the Baptist, Markyate (detail). What triggered my interest in this image is its rigorous adherence to a traditional type of Latin Christian iconography that goes back to medieval times - including the golden-haired Jesus child. However, this window was created in 1895 when the visual language of contemporary art was profoundly different. And not only that, Black churches in the Caribbean and in South Africa had already produced black representations of the Madonna and the Jesus child. This image, however, is not in dialogue with the past - it is quoting the past.
Samyang 300/6.3 reflex lens.