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Cyprien Gaillard — New Picturesque (Angkor Series)
Cyprien Gaillard

New Picturesque (Angkor Series)

A vintage postcard serves as the foundation for Gaillard's layered collage, merging historical imagery with contemporary intervention to create an unsettling dialogue between past and present. Drawing on the ancient temple complex of Angkor as its subject, the work examines themes of ruin, tourism, and the romanticized Western gaze upon distant civilizations. Gaillard's manipulation of the found postcard format challenges the picturesque tradition, exposing the constructed and often exploitative nature of how historic sites are framed and consumed.

Medium
collage on vintage postcard

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December 9, 2015

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Cyprien Gaillard, New Picturesque (Angkor Series)

A vintage postcard serves as the foundation for Gaillard's layered collage, merging historical imagery with contemporary intervention to create an unsettling dialogue between past and present. Drawing on the ancient temple complex of Angkor as its subject, the work examines themes of ruin, tourism, and the romanticized Western gaze upon distant civilizations. Gaillard's manipulation of the found postcard format challenges the picturesque tradition, exposing the constructed and often exploitative nature of how historic sites are framed and consumed.

Medium
collage on vintage postcard
Seen at
Phillips, New York, London, Hong Kong

Related themes

Contemplative Mood, Male Artist, Nostalgic Mood, Conceptual Art, Emerging Artist, French Artist, Ruins Photography, Collage, Contemporary Artist, Muted Tones, Archaeological Subject, 21st Century, Postcolonial Themes, Contemporary Art, Neutral Tones, Ruins Imagery, Picturesque Aesthetic, Postcard Art, Found Materials

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