Odilon Redon was born in Bordeaux, France on April 20th, 1840 and died July 6, 1916. From early on, Odilon was able to have a hand in numerous mediums of art from architecture to sculping he got to experience a wide variety but still found himself using charcoal or paint in most of his works. I chose to research this artist because his work fascinates me, I both like and dislike it at the same time. I admire him because of his innovative work is, he served as a precursor for the surrealism movement, and a lot of his work is nightmarish and unsettling. Throughout his work, the theme of eyes (seen in image 2,4 and 5) makes several appearances, even in his self-portrait one eye is visible, perhaps his later work “The Cyclops” is a nod to both him and his self-portrait. I love the range of styles in his work, and that even though they shift throughout his various works, his overarching themes stay the same showing how peculiar imagery is incredibly powerful.
Work Cited.
Bertrand-Jean Redon. (n.d.). Retrieved from https://www.odilon-redon.org/.
Odilon Redon. (2021, August 22). Retrieved from https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Odilon_Redon.
Matthew,
Pretty nice work on Redon here! You have some good personal thoughts and feelings about the pieces but perhaps a bit more background information on the artist and his time would help. That said I like your opinion about both being engaged and repelled by what you are seeing. I’m giving you a 2/2 on your post. Also you scored 28/50 on your mid term quiz which translates to a D which is just scraping by so hopefully you’ll do better on the final.
Jeff