Work Analyzed: Jabuticaba, Cipós, and Sapucaia by Alex Cerveny
About the Work: Jabuticaba, Cipós, and Sapucaia is a painting triptych of humans representing trees and trees representing humans to create a connection between humans and nature. This work was to highlight nature as the root of humans, showing how trees may appear to have human forms. While the relation of nature is such, the relation between humans and nature is one that isn’t cultivated and natural as their isn’t major growth occurring but moreso there is nature that is growing around and away from humans.
Reflection of Experience
For the experience, it has two connections to the course being the forced interpretation of a connection between the two subjects in three pieces as well as using movements to create an imagined narrative. Firstly, the project incorporates the forced interpretation of connection between nature and humans where these are the only two figures/symbols seen. This sort of forced interpretation of a connection creates an imagined connection that may not be there. For example, if viewed as an individual piece, all of the works show something about form and possibly nature, but if viewed as a whole, there is a forced interpretation of a conversation between the three works. This essentially utilizes association of proximity to create an alternative narrative that may be fiction but is viewed as intention and reality.
Furthermore, the movement of the pieces itself in the project is also something that creates an imagined narrative. For example, what is the meaning of hands being raised down and stuff growing out of it? This sort of meaning tied to movement and direction creates forced interpretations that would build more narrative behind the piece. It can also be noticed that there is something that challenges reality in the piece on the right where it grows down which is inorganic. This paradox would create new meaning as it is unorthodox and unconventional.
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