Divine Comedy - Purgatory
The second part of the Divine comedy project I did.
For each part of Dante's masterpiece, I had to create three illustrations. This is an exploration of Dante's first part The Inferno.
Mentor: doc. Suzana Bricelj
The University of Ljubljana, Academy of Fine Arts and Design
January 2021
Value studies of the first two scenes. The Mountain of Purgatory and The Valley of Kings
Second two scenes were the Ninth Terrace - Lust and the last one The Garden where Dante meets his Beatrice
In further exploration, I added a few more scenes, The Gates and the Second Terrace - Envy
Valley of Kings. Colorwise I wanted to make a transition from Inferno to the Mountain of Purgatory and showcase the snake as the entry from the dark cave of Inferno
The Gates of Purgatory. I went through many looks for the angels and in the end, I opted for a more abstract idea of light.
The Garden. Since the angels were more abstract I wanted to give Beatrice a bit more shape but still keep her a bit undefined and menacing.