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Title
The lament
2010-2011
Artist
Arlo Mountford
England, Australia
1978 -

About
Arlo Mountord is a Melbourne based video artist who works primarily with digital animation. In 'The lament' 2010-11, Mountford reanimates the lovers and cherubs depicted in Watteau's rococo paintings 'Pilgrimage to the Isle of Cythera' 1717 and 'Pilgrimage to Cythera' 1718-19. The narratives in these works have intrigued art historians for centuries because it is not clear whether the subjects were arriving or leaving the amorous island of Cythera. In 'The lament' Mountford has extended the narratives of Watteau's 'The pilgrimage' long enough for each scene to play out with surprising and amusing outcomes.
Details
Date
2010-2011
Materials used
dual channel digital animation, colour, sound
Edition
3/5 + 2 AP
Dimensions
duration: 00:10:00 mins, aspect ratio: 16:9
Signature & date
Signed and dated certificate of authenticity, black ball-point pen "... Arlo Mountford/ ...9 MARCH 2018".
Credit
Gift of Anita and Luca Belgiorno-Nettis 2017. Donated through the Australian Government's Cultural Gifts Program
Location
Not on display
Accession number
516.2017
Copyright
© Arlo Mountford
Referenced in 1 publication
Bibliography
Justin Paton, Unguided tours: Anne Landa Award for video & new media arts 2011, 'Notes from an unguided tour', pg. 9-11, Sydney, 2011, 10, 34 (colour illus., detail), 35, 36-37 (colour illus., detail), 38-39 (colour illus., detail, 53, 54.