George Condo - HUMANOIDS

In George Condo’s own words, “the humanoid is not a science fiction monster, it is a form of representation that uses traditional means to bring out the inner emotions onto the surface of a person”. The mimetic ideal that has predominated in the history of art has led to the creation of an incalculable number of representations that are “similar” or “comparable” to humans. However, only a few rare effigies have attained the level of “humanoids” or “golems” seemingly on the point of coming to life. Rembrandt’s portraits are among these.

But how about a form of modern painting for which the “truth” of the medium (abstraction) replaced a realist project that the invention of photography had rendered obsolete? Taking up this challenge, George Condo moved modern painting towards the “almost human”. He tackled the problem at its source: he seized Cubism, reversed its intentions and humanised it. Read more...

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