The Birth of Jehovah
Drawing
1999 (made)
1999 (made)
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This is a drawing from Bucklow’s Mancunian Heresy series, in which he takes aspects of the Christian creation myth to represent the growth of the creative mind. It plays on the double meaning of the word ‘conceive’, which refers to sexual reproduction but also to ideas. His imagery here is derived from a range of sources which include the works of the artist and poet William Blake, the Book of Genesis, Hindu beliefs, and the science of nuclear physics.
Object details
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| Title | The Birth of Jehovah (assigned by artist) |
| Materials and techniques | Acrylic and charcoal on cut canvas, with IUD attached |
| Brief description | 'The Birth of Jehovah', charcoal drawing on canvas with purple background, depicting the Hindu God Ganesh, by Christopher Bucklow, Britain, 1999 |
| Physical description | Purple ground upon which the Hindu God Ganesh (with Elephant head) and gestural forms are rendered in black charcoal. Signed in charcoal on reverse "Chris Bucklow 1999" and inscribed "The Birth of Jehovah/ The birth of the Neutron." There are three purposely made slashes in the canvas. |
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| Credit line | Given by Christopher Bucklow |
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| Summary | This is a drawing from Bucklow’s Mancunian Heresy series, in which he takes aspects of the Christian creation myth to represent the growth of the creative mind. It plays on the double meaning of the word ‘conceive’, which refers to sexual reproduction but also to ideas. His imagery here is derived from a range of sources which include the works of the artist and poet William Blake, the Book of Genesis, Hindu beliefs, and the science of nuclear physics. |
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| Accession number | E.298-2002 |
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| Record created | October 1, 2003 |
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