| Psyche explores the detail in the mirror of 'The Arnolfini Marriage' by Jan van Eyck. Using Adobe Photoshop® layers, Lauren placed herself in that other world between two mirrors where the mind's eye turns and turns from reflection to reflection. |
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| 'The Arnolfini Marriage' by Jan van Eyck. National Gallery, London |
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| Detail of the convex mirror in 'The Arnolfini Marriage' by Jan van Eyck. National Gallery, London .
The mirror image shows the backs of the bride and groom and introduces witnesses and a doorway.
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| This video image taken of Lauren and the sphere at the top of a fire tower in New England, became the basis of her exploration of Jan van Eyck painting. |
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| In this early sketch, a second window was added to capture the sense of endless horizon which Lauren so valued in the video image. She later realized that the black mask which limited the canvas to the roundel of the mirror - giving the sense of an enamelled miniature - was the restricting factor and the mirror frame with its decorated panels and glimpses of the wall clearly lit by daylight were included in the final image. |
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