School Exhibition

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Fairy Gold

Conned

on April 26, 2007

This is actually the 2nd piece of the series…

Well It was influenced by the book "Johnathen strange and Mr.Norrel" a crazy book that must have been 600+ pages. I almost died reading it becuase the first 500 pages was the author setting the background but the ending was good :) Very cool/strange fictional story about a magic movement in England. Quite a good idea actually…

Anyways! Story breakdown:
The Fairy king really likes the black servant because he has an air of royalty and so he believes he must have been royalty in the country he was taken from. Well because he likes him he constantly sends him Fairy riches.

In this part of the story the Fairy King sends Fairy Gold to the lady who likes the black servant. The gold naturally has twisted magical properties: When you look at someone in the light of the Gold you see the opposite of their character.

The idea of this painting is that you have a constrast in light; Gold and candle light. The woman and the servant look Greedy and sceming whilst the guy that works in that corner shop under the candle light looks supprised at their faces.

Interesting places to look at: Shadows and light on the ceiling, the black servant's face: I can paint black people :P