Antic Staatsoper: Gods and Myths
Antic Staatsoper was born in the south of France, but now lives in San Francisco’s Bay Area; he spends his time between music and photography.
Photography is the tool that allows me to easily synthesize my ideas. But I often mix media like music and videos to get a broader point of view.
I create parallel universes where I can experiment a world where art should be the only way to transcend our condition. I use these areas to test my intentions and to ask my questions.
My photographs often have an altered appearance. I want to come back to a timeless image. I used classical techniques for the composition (frame, lights, ) but the image processing (digital brushes and canvas rendering) remains digital, I don’t want to be backward-looking .
I give more importance to the intention rather than the technique. I think about each project like a story or a fable. I write the script but I only shoot the conclusion.
In the end, I desire to show the great waste between the inferno of religions and the lack of spirituality in the Brand New Material World.
His website:
http://www.theanticstaatsoper.portfoliobox.me/
Antic has of course different meaning; this bit of strangeness but not in a morbid way. It also comes from my interest in the antiquities, the philosophy of ancient Greece – its Gods, myths and legends.
Staatsoper comes from the Opera in Vienna its name is Staatsoper. It was a true miracle to see an opera there, as a personal experience it was really impressive. I was mesmerized by the beauty of humanity at its best. I strongly believe that we are able to create wonderful things… even if most of the times we’re like Robert Mitchum in the Night of The Hunter: torn between our impulses. During this time I read many Austrian writers and psychologists and found that I became more and more interested in painters from the early 20th Century. My more subversive spirit, however, found a home in the Wiener Aktionisten.
