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Cyprien Gaillard — Two works: New Picturesque (Angkor Series)
Cyprien Gaillard

Two works: New Picturesque (Angkor Series)

Two framed vintage postcards depicting the ancient temple ruins of Angkor Wat are subtly altered through collage, merging archaeological grandeur with a contemporary artistic intervention. Gaillard's light manipulations challenge the romanticized, touristic gaze historically imposed upon such sites, questioning notions of preservation, decay, and the picturesque. The works reflect the artist's ongoing fascination with the ruins of civilization and the tension between natural entropy and human attempts to immortalize the past.

Medium
collage on vintage postcard

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Under the Influence

April 11, 2013

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Cyprien Gaillard, Two works: New Picturesque (Angkor Series)

Two framed vintage postcards depicting the ancient temple ruins of Angkor Wat are subtly altered through collage, merging archaeological grandeur with a contemporary artistic intervention. Gaillard's light manipulations challenge the romanticized, touristic gaze historically imposed upon such sites, questioning notions of preservation, decay, and the picturesque. The works reflect the artist's ongoing fascination with the ruins of civilization and the tension between natural entropy and human attempts to immortalize the past.

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

Related themes

Vintage, French, Postcard, Archaeological, Conceptual, Mixed Media, Landscape, Collage, Found Objects, Contemporary

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