The Divine Comedy – Paradise
© Ivan Cangelosi, 2015
107X86 cm
Ink on paper
Technique – Handwriting of the whole book of Dante Alighieri– Original language
Material – Pens and paper
Category–Politics/Religion
About the Poem– The Divine Comedy” “is a poem by Dante Alighieri. Composed between 1304 and 1321, the Divine Comedy is considered by some critics as the greatest masterpiece of literature of all time. The poem is divided into three books called “cantiche” (Heel, Purgatory and Paradise , IT – Inferno, Purgatorio and Paradiso), each of which is composed of 33 lyrics (Canti) but hell who has 34.
Description of the painting – This artwork is a “stereogram”. The stereogram is a flat, two-dimensional image which gives an illusion of depth. The stereogram represented in this painting is a “random points stereogram” whose correct vision requires special techniques. By the so called “wall-eyed” technique (this technique consist of not focusing the observed object but rather focusing an imaginary point beyond the stereogram), you can view in depth a three-dimensional concentric circles. With the technique called “cross-eyed”, you can see the aforesaid 3D circles as coming out of the picture.” This artwork (together with the “Paradise” made in 2012) represents the first stereogram ever made by handwriting.