Pieces of the puzzle- Timothy ELLIS

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These images are made up of many pieces to make one picture. Just as many of the images, the varietY of the pieces to the puzzle is on display in this gallery.

Central avenue, Rio de Janeiro, RJ. Brazil, Ferrez, Marc, circa 1910, From the collection of: Instituto Moreira Salles
This piece was created by Marc Ferrez in 1910 and is entitled Central avenue, Rio de Janeiro, RJ.Brazil. He uses the image twice in this piece giving it two different perspectives of a street, one being a negative copy.
Portrait of Guy and Myriam Ullens, Yan Pei-Ming, 2008, From the collection of: UCCA Center for Contemporary Art
Yan Pei-Ming painted well known people in his monochromatic style. In this painting he does not create a clear painting of Guy and Myriam Ullens but he uses his creativity with the paint brushes and colors to give a clear picture of the two iconic figures.
Proceeding Lion, detail from the Processional Way of Babylon, Unknown, 6th century BCE, From the collection of: Pergamonmuseum, Staatliche Museen zu Berlin
Processional Way, Babylon was created with hundreds of thousands of brick fragments. As you look at the image you can see the many pieces put together to create the image of the lion moving forward. This piece is used for decorative purposes, mainly celebrations along the street. The background of blue brick fragments makes the lion stand out more.
POTASSIUM PENCIL, Kang Ikjoong, 2000, From the collection of: Gyeonggi Museum of Modern Art
The Potassium Pencil is an image that is full of words and different objects that comes together to make one big picture. From a distance it looks like mountain plains with a bunch of colors, but as you look closer into it you can see world symbols and iconic figures.
Celacanto Provoca Maremoto, Adriana Varejão, 2004/2008, From the collection of: Inhotim
Celacanto Provoca Maremoto by Adriana Varejao Inhotim looks as if you're looking outside a window pane. From a distance with the colors that were used in this picture it looks as if could be a bed of flowers. As you draw closer to the the image you can see that all the pieces are randomly placed in the image.
The War, Otto Dix, 1929-32, From the collection of: New Masters Gallery, Dresden State Art Collections
The War is an image of four portraits in one. All portraits in this image tells one a story. The border around each image separates the images and could be seen as a chapter in a book. The War was created during the time of the first World War and in the painting you can see wounded and dead soldiers throughout the portrait.
Untitled (Santiniketan Triptych), Tyeb Mehta, 1986/1987, From the collection of: National Gallery of Modern Art
Just as in the image The War this piece are three separate images that are used to tell one story. Unlike the image of The War theses images are not separated by borders, but can still be determined that they are individuals put together to make a whole. The figures in this painting shows a group of people sad faced and holding on to each other.
Altarpiece of Saint Vincent, Bernat Martorell, Circa 1438-1440, From the collection of: Museu Nacional d'Art de Catalunya - MNAC, Barcelona
Altarpiece of Saint Vincent is another piece of artwork that uses multiple images to tell one story. As seen in the picture each image is separated by borders. The images tells the story of the betrayal of Jesus Christ. From the kiss of Judas to him carrying the cross through the crowd of spectators.
Folding Screen Showing Lin Hejing, SOGA Shohaku, 1760/1760, From the collection of: Mie Prefectural Art Museum
The Folding Screen Showin Lin Hejing is another piece of artwork that uses multiple images to create on image. The artist SOGA Shohaku used creases to fold the artwork separated each piece from the other. The imagery shown in this portrait shows a man sitting in what seems to be a valley. It also seems to be a windy day.
Untitled No. 487 Isimsiz N.487, Teo Gonzalez, 2007/2007, From the collection of: Borusan Contemporary
This image is the most interesting in the group because you can not actually tell exactly what is happening in the image. There are many ideas that could be imagined about this image. It is still an image that has many pieces to create its one image. This could be seen as an aerial view of a city.
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