The Katrina Chronicles: Volume I & II is a collection of art created by Peter Precourt, who is a Assistant Professor of Art at the University of Maine at Augusta. Peter's collaboration of art tells a story of his move from Houstin, Texas on July 30th, 2005 to Gulfport, Mississippi to work as an Art Professor for a small college overlooking the Gulf of Mexico. On August 23rd, 2005 Hurricane Katrina formed over the Bahamas and would ultimately wreck havoc on Peter's life along with so many others. Peter's description of the works creation as told in his own words, " Ultimatley, it made sense to me to tell the Katrina Chronicles in a form that embraces the stepchild nature of Mississippi and the leveling power of Katrina. Chronicles is told in a visual form that hovers somewhere between a graphic novel, a diary entry, a painting, a memoir, a testimony and a flippant conversation. It is pieced together on the most delicate of surfaces, paper. Sharpie and sumi-e, acrylic and encaustic, Mylar and rice paper,and text and image are fused without hierarchy.".
Taking any one piece of the art by itself is visually appealing. Viewing the collection as a whole, one is drawn into the art, following the story line in eager anticipation from one panel to the next.
Panel # 12 is one that might stand by itself alone; unlike it's other 22 counter parts, which have allot of comic style balloons containing the passages of the storyline. This is a enlarged thumbprint with a white background. By itself what message does it convey? I dare not say. One could only speculate what the artist was trying to tell the people who glance upon it. In the end the only question is, what does it mean for you, the viewer?
Now put panel # 11 in front of # 12 along with the other 21 and you get a bigger picture and understanding.
The thumbprint refers to the opponents in a poker game. Although all the opponents are all similar in the fact that they are all poker players in a game, it is the unique characteristics of each player that sets them apart. Identify the patterns and connect them with the way you play in a similar way a detective would link a criminal to their print.
Peter did a great job with the Katrina Chronicles. I look forward to reading/viewing the completed version in what I've been told we will printed in a graphic novel fashion.
Taking any one piece of the art by itself is visually appealing. Viewing the collection as a whole, one is drawn into the art, following the story line in eager anticipation from one panel to the next.
Panel # 12 is one that might stand by itself alone; unlike it's other 22 counter parts, which have allot of comic style balloons containing the passages of the storyline. This is a enlarged thumbprint with a white background. By itself what message does it convey? I dare not say. One could only speculate what the artist was trying to tell the people who glance upon it. In the end the only question is, what does it mean for you, the viewer?
Now put panel # 11 in front of # 12 along with the other 21 and you get a bigger picture and understanding.
The thumbprint refers to the opponents in a poker game. Although all the opponents are all similar in the fact that they are all poker players in a game, it is the unique characteristics of each player that sets them apart. Identify the patterns and connect them with the way you play in a similar way a detective would link a criminal to their print.
Peter did a great job with the Katrina Chronicles. I look forward to reading/viewing the completed version in what I've been told we will printed in a graphic novel fashion.
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