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Art/Literary - Art, Arts & Crafts, Painting / Ausstellung Galerie | | German term or phrase: Topos der Vera Icon | | Im Zentrum des verdunkelten Raums steht eine schwach erleuchtete Vitrine. In der Vitrine hängt ein Blatt, das zu schweben scheint. Das Blatt besteht aus Enthaarungsstreifen aus Vlies, Wachs und Haaren des Künstlers. Die Arbeit verweist auf den Topos der VERA ICON und setzt die Beschäftigung von XX mit dem „wahren Abbild“ fort. |
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| | English translation:the topos of Vera Icon | Explanation:
Just read and learned on Wikipedia, and more concisely, this baby names site:
"In the ancient world, Berenice was a Greek royal name, possibly derived from the Greek elements, φερω (phero), meaning, “to bring” and νικη (nike), meaning “victory.” However, other sources contend that Veronica is a completely different name of a different etymology, being composed of the Latin phrase, vera icon, meaning, “true image.” This meaning is most likely in reference to the legend of St.Veronica, who in Catholic and Orthodox tradition was a lady who wiped Christ’s face with her veil. According to the legend, Christ’s face miraculously imprinted itself on her veil." http://legitbabenames.wordpress.com/2010/02/04/veronica-bere...
The hair removal strip (bizarrely) is meant to be reminiscent of Veronica's veil, on which Christ's face was magically imprinted after he wiped his face on it... I suppose the strip with the "artist's" hair is a reflection of the absent artist..
The "wahre Abbild" is an allusion to that "vera icon".. |
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Explanation:
Just read and learned on Wikipedia, and more concisely, this baby names site:
"In the ancient world, Berenice was a Greek royal name, possibly derived from the Greek elements, φερω (phero), meaning, “to bring” and νικη (nike), meaning “victory.” However, other sources contend that Veronica is a completely different name of a different etymology, being composed of the Latin phrase, vera icon, meaning, “true image.” This meaning is most likely in reference to the legend of St.Veronica, who in Catholic and Orthodox tradition was a lady who wiped Christ’s face with her veil. According to the legend, Christ’s face miraculously imprinted itself on her veil." http://legitbabenames.wordpress.com/2010/02/04/veronica-bere...
The hair removal strip (bizarrely) is meant to be reminiscent of Veronica's veil, on which Christ's face was magically imprinted after he wiped his face on it... I suppose the strip with the "artist's" hair is a reflection of the absent artist..
The "wahre Abbild" is an allusion to that "vera icon"..
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