Assignment 3: Visual Art Blog
Written for Visual Arts sector of Arts hub
PETER GREENAWAY
LEONARDO'S LAST SUPPER
It is widely believed that if Da Vinci, bold, risk-taking investigator par excellence, were alive today, he would be abreast of the latest visual technologies and push their limits with great experimental vigor. Anticipating sound and movement in his painting, and certainly all the extreme potentials of lighting, an investigation into the continuity and correspondence between the language of painting and the language of cinema would have been obligatory for him. With due modesty, we have attempted some of the paths he might have taken to further arouse and stimulate awe, intellectual response, and spiritual experience with the profound moment of the Last Supper and all it prophesized and represented. “Peter Greenaway
It seem that you shouldn’t miss it, if you are in Melbourne. The large promotion attracted me to go, building wall cover and tram poster, so I went to the event last Friday.
Be true, I don’t like it, may be I came there with too much expectation.
I don’t know much about this painting. The first time I noticed this painting was at the time everyone talk about Da Vinci Code, the painting made by Da Vinci, that is! I am expecting cultural experience, the history background of Di Vinci and the painting, what kind of people can appreciate this painting at that time, what kind of cultural activity they hold in related to the panting….
I think they did fantastic projection of images and light bouncing on the very painted surface, accompanied by a soundscape of voices, music and noises. The performance did a good job on transformation the painting, but only the surface appearance of the painting.
The event was hold in Milan in 2008 April, Leonardo’s original artwork (below), which is painted on the wall of the refectory of the Santa Maria delle Grazie Church. The live performance involving light projection and sound is exactly same as in Melbourne Art House. In addition there is a same exact characteristics and surface texture of the original, which is on show in the Sala delle Cariatidi in Palazzo Reale.- Sala delle Cariatidi in Milan during the Peter Greenaway: Leonardo's Last Supper event
Installation in Milan.
The location/space brings the meaning to the artwork, so I think that it is not a wise decision to move the event to Melbourne. If they move the event in Melbourne, they should reference the work is original in the Santa Maria delle Grazie Church and have support information.
After research I found that the show have quite many good commends and feedbacks in media.
Here Leonardo’s Last Supper, Andy Warhol’s 1987 interpretation of the masterpiece is presented. These piece is part of pop culture, you can be go to visit for “pop”.
Reference
Laera, F. (2008). Peter Greenaway: Leonardo's Last Supper. Milano: Charta Art Books.
Design 360 Leonardo’s Last Supper by Peter Greenaway http://www.italiandesign360.com/ARTICLES_ARCHIVES/2008/March/Leonardos_Last_Supper_by_Peter_Greenaway_.aspx
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