Party u kući Levi

Tema ovog završnog rada je djelo nastalo kao rezultat prvog zadatka s ovogodišnjeg kolegija Slikarstva. Studenti su pri dodjeli zadatka koji je imao naslov “Interpretacija” metodom slučajnog odabira, “na izvlačenje”, dobili po tri umjetnika kao predložak za navedenu temu. Umjetnik i djelo na koje je stavljen fokus u ovdje priloženom radu je slika Gozba u kući Levi (1573, ulje na platnu, 560 x 1309 cm) Paola Veronesea (1528-1588). Rad znamenitog slikara tzv. Venecijanske škole je monumentalan u svom značaju i majstorski napravljen. Stilski se ova slika smješta u razdoblje renesanse (14. - 16.st.) koje odlikuje preporod antike, humanizam i brojne novosti u procesu slikarstva. To je ujedno razdoblje koje se smatra početkom modernog doba. Spomenuta slika je dupkom popunjena ljudima. Ono što je autoricu ovog završnog rada oduševilo kod prikazanih ljudi nisu bili njihovi raskošni kostimi ili bogat kolorit, već sama njihova 'ljudskost', odnosno dojam da svatko od njih postoji/postojao je i ima/imao je svoj život izvan te slike i tog trenutka. Namjera je bila u interpretaciji Veroneseove slike interpretativnu verziju napraviti tako da se dojam mase likova pojača i da ih se prikaže, ne kao nedohvatljive i svete, kao pripadnike daleke prošle generacije, već kao suvremene osobe slične nama. Razmišljanja u tom smjeru vodila su do ideje animacije i plesnog ‘partija’, nečega bliskog današnjici, što likovima udahnjuje još jedan život i na zabavan način reinterpretira biblijsku temu kako je ona viđena u 16. stoljeću kod Veronesea. The topic of this final paper is a work created as a result of this year’s Painting course first assignment. This task (under the name Interpretation) was assigned randomly. Each student got three influential artists as a starting point. The artist and his work which this paper primarily focuses on is Paolo Veronese (1528-1588) and his painting The Feast in the House of Levi (1573, oil on canvas, 560 x 1309 cm). This painting, made by famed Venetian school artist, is monumental in its importance and masterfully done. Stylisticaly, this work firmly belongs to the Renaissance period (14th - 16th century), an era characterized by the revival of antiquity, humanism and numerous innovations in the field of painting. It is also a period considered to be the beginning of the modern age. Aforementioned painting is „filled“ with people to the brim. What delighted the author of this final paper were not the rich colours or lavish garments, but rather mere ‘humanity’ of the painted characters, and the notion that each one of them exists/existed and has/had a life outside of this picture and this moment. The intention behind interpreting Veronese’s painting was to make a new rendition of it in such a way that it enhances the feeling of characters' multitude and presents them not as inaccessible and sacred, as members of the distant past generation, but as contemporary people similar to us. Pondering in that vein led to the idea of animation and a modern dance party, something present today, granting another life to these characters and reinterpreting, in an entertaining way, the bibilical theme as seen in the 16th century by Veronese.