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[LauraGigs]

Angel sheep:




(Mikaela posted this on the performance thread several weeks ago, but I thought it fit.)

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[MaineWriter]

From The West Australian (newspaper):

[BelAir]

thanks for the ennis pics leslie, eric.

I know the dark knight is supposed to be Batman, but in my head I think of the dark knight as Heath.  does anyone else?

[MaineWriter]

The artist, with his portrait.


Artist captures three sides of Heath Ledger

Reko Rennie
January 24, 2008

A Melbourne artist has released his never-before-seen portrait of Heath Ledger a day after the Australian actor's death.

Docklands-based Vincent Fantauzzo's haunting portrait depicts Ledger as three separate figures, one looking straight on, the others whispering into each of the central figure's ears.

Fantauzzo painted the actor's portrait with the intention of entering it into the prestigious Archibald Prize, Australia's premier portraiture competition.

Ledger, 28, sat for the painter on his final trip back to his native state of Western Australia in December.

The actor was found dead in his Manhattan apartment on Tuesday of what authorities say may be an accidental drug overdose.

Fantauzzo released the image yesterday after receiving approval to do so from Ledger's friends and family.

"Heath was an inspiring and remarkable friend, son, and father," Fantauzzo said of his subject.

"Heath was a very private person, which is one of the reasons I was so honoured that he allowed me to paint him.

Mr Fantauzzo described Ledger as a natural artist's model, who needed no direction to pose for the portrait.

"He was so easy, and professional to work with," Mr Fantauzzo said.

"He didn't need any direction, absolutely focused.

"Once done, he was back to his usual charismatic self."

Mr Fantauzzo expressed his condolences to Ledger's family.

"My thoughts are with his family, and friends who must all be feeling such pain at the moment.

"It's a hard time, a sad time, and I hope we can find a way to focus on the good memories and move forward in a positive direction. We all love Heath dearly."

This story was found at: http://www.theage.com.au/articles/2008/01/24/1201025081783.html

[Mikaela]

Wow - I wasn't aware just how large the painting was!

I must say that the frontal portrait here is really growing on me, the more I look into the face the more there are nuances of genuine humanity and introspection in it that my first unenthused impression of painted world-weary exhaustion didn't convey.

It surely is a good portrait.

Also the red scribble on the middle figure's chest, low left (from his perspective) - that I initially took to be the artist's signature -  has to be the name Matilda in red.

Tattooed over the heart. Oh, my. 

[mvansand76]

I think it's very well done technique-wise, but I find it highly disturbing.