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Bolivar, Juan (2025) Painting 04: assisted lucernae. [Art/Design Item]
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| Type of Research: | Art/Design Item |
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| Creators: | Bolivar, Juan |
| Description: | Painting 04: assisted lucernae (2025) is the fourth painting from a series of monochromes made in reference to Roman frescoes and BSR residency. The painting is a re-invention of a Roman oil lamp, the primary source of artificial light in ancient Rome. These lamps often featured intricate designs, mythological figures or animals. When lit, these figures cast moving 'living' shadows into the space, blurring human and mythological figures onto the surrounding Frescoes – in a merging of sensory experience, spiritual life, and social environment. The upright monochrome held by a domestic modern bracket re-enacts the idea of an oil lamp and the luminosity it emits in a domestic environment. |
| Keywords/subjects not otherwise listed: | Roman Frescoes, Monochrome, Animation, Immersive |
| Your affiliations with UAL: | Other Affiliations > CCW Graduate School Colleges > Camberwell College of Arts |
| Date: | December 2025 |
| Funders: | The British School at Rome (BSR), University of the Arts London (UAL) |
| Related Websites: | https://bsr.ac.uk/winter-open-studios-2025/, https://bsr.ac.uk/meet-the-artists-juan-bolivar/, https://juanbolivar.com/home.html |
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| Locations / Venues: | Location From Date To Date Winter Open Studios 2025, The British School at Rome, Italy 3 December 2025 4 December 2025 |
| Material/Media: | Acrylic on canvas and found objects |
| Measurements or Duration of item: | 28 x 22 cm |
| Date Deposited: | 20 Apr 2026 14:34 |
| Last Modified: | 20 Apr 2026 14:34 |
| Item ID: | 26352 |
| URI: | https://ualresearchonline.arts.ac.uk/id/eprint/26352 |
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