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MetaFreud

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Ralph Steadman’s 1978 book, Sigmund Freud, retrospectively became part of a tryptic of projects with I Leonardo (1985) and The Big I Am (1989). In all three, investigative, illustrated collections, Ralph immersed himself into the life of his subject. For Sigmund Freud he travelled to Vienna to visit Freud’s treatment rooms. He often recalls how he lay down where the old patient’s couch would have been to see the angle of the ceiling from the perspective of the patient. He wanted to perfectly capture the angle of the ceiling and the style of the wallpaper, the angst and neurosis of the patient, as well as Freud’s growing claustrophobia towards the rigid attitudes of his current society. Morano’s work on this collaborative piece, pulls and exaggerates the boundaries of reality and imagination, taking Steadman’s work into a bold and dynamic new dimension. His distorted and mangled characters are reminiscent of Picasso, another hero of Steadman’s, but also conjure the nightmarish landscapes of Hieronymus Bosch as he brings one poor tortured soul’s fears and loathings into the here and now. Ink and permanent marker on paper, 1978 Ink on paper, 2022 5434 by 5434 png

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ralphsteadman

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hypemorano

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sigmundfreud

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gonzo

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fearandloathing

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therapy

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illustratio

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inkonpaper

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