From Broodthaers to Braeckman – Photography in the Visual Arts in Belgium
Zonder titel (Blauw naakt), 1980
Mixed Media
Diaprojectie
After her experiments with video, Lili Dujourie turns to slide projection. Untitled (Blauw naakt (Blue Nude)) is a projection with two slides of a female nude in front of a blue drape. The two images which are projected next to one another, are distinguished by a different pose. The naked woman and the drape refer to the baroque, more in particular to Eve on Van Eyck's The Adoration of the Mystic Lamb. The model becomes a tableau vivant.
Untitled (Blauw naakt) is Dujouries first work in which velvet plays a prominent role. Afterwards, she'll often make use of this fabric. Untitled (Blauw naakt) is a contemporary still life because the model's environment is consciously shown – a piece of the floor, a heater. It isn’t a portrait.
