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(1167) Ketto Goojie - Henry Hudson
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About this artwork
The page assigned to me shows Henry Hudson when he was abandoned by his mutinous crew, along with his 14-year-old son and one of the sick crew members, on an open boat at the mercy of ice and events: the scene represents a tragic moment.
In my painting, I focused only on Henry Hudson and specifically on his face: I wanted to put the human aspect at the center of attention and this is why the title of my painting is ”Henry Hudson”.
What I wanted to represent in his face is not only the worry and disguised despair, as the original painting.
I tried to merge the conflicting emotions that occurred before, during and after the tragic end of this journey: from determination, the spirit of adventure, hope, courage to the awareness of failure, the sadness of not being able to carry out the mission, the resignation of inevitable death.
All these inner thoughts and emotions are expressed in this human face and human being.
About Ketto Goojie
I find inspiration in everything around me: it could be a face of a person, a landscape or a detail of complex system.
Beyond the ”bright side”, there is always a hidden side which, in reality, is never completely hidden: the two communicate incessantly and transform each other.
My work ranges from detailed drawings to sketchy paintings: with my ”sketching” style and technique I want to extract, from a flat surface of shapeless color, something beautiful and, on the other side, bring out the”dark and ruined side” of a naturally beautiful subject.
With my art, I want to represent duality and its annihilation through a union that occurs through an ascending and descending process, of construction and destruction: the whole and the opposite of everything, united in the chaos that is nothing but eternal movement.
There is a kind of perfection in chaos and its acceptance elevates the human spirit: this is why I consider my art ”holy art”.
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Ketto Goojie was provided with the following page from Newnes’ Pictorial Knowledge Encyclopedia:
Volume 2
True tales of high adventure
The Last voyage of Henry Hudson
