Regina Agnello
Regina Agnello by John M. Robertson
Materials: paper, toner, acrylic, compass, maps, crown moulding, brass escutcheon, LED, microscope lens, typeset
Dimensions: 24.5” x 27.5”
Date created: 2007, 2012
Regina Agnello is my interpretation of the Parable of the Lost Sheep contained in the Gospel of Luke 15:4-6:
What man of you, having an hundred sheep, if he lose one of them, doth not leave the ninety and nine in the wilderness, and go after that which is lost, until he find it? And when he hath found it, he layeth it on his shoulders, rejoicing. And when he cometh home, he calleth together his friends and neighbours, saying unto them, Rejoice with me; for I have found my sheep which was lost.
The piece is basically a search for a single, lost sheep. The color red takes the viewer through the journey. The search begins with a population density graph of the world, focusing in on the United States. A population density map of the United States then centers the viewer to the state of Florida. A highway map and census data then point toward the city of Key West. A city tourist map leads to the specific pier upon which sits the “lost sheep,” a lone woman sitting on a pier.
Underneath the photo is a piece of from an old hymnal called "I Love Thee" from an anonymous songwriter, published in 1805, revealing the reason for the search, “I love thee, I love thee, I love thee.”
A name plate towards the bottom of the piece bears her name torn from a phone book, “Regina Agnello”. Translated, “Queen of the Lambs”. On the photo is painted her crown. She represents us.
Exhibited at Xnihilo Gallery (Houston, Texas) - July 27 - September 3, 2007 for Beneath The Words.
Dimensions: 24.5” x 27.5”
Date created: 2007, 2012
Regina Agnello is my interpretation of the Parable of the Lost Sheep contained in the Gospel of Luke 15:4-6:
What man of you, having an hundred sheep, if he lose one of them, doth not leave the ninety and nine in the wilderness, and go after that which is lost, until he find it? And when he hath found it, he layeth it on his shoulders, rejoicing. And when he cometh home, he calleth together his friends and neighbours, saying unto them, Rejoice with me; for I have found my sheep which was lost.
The piece is basically a search for a single, lost sheep. The color red takes the viewer through the journey. The search begins with a population density graph of the world, focusing in on the United States. A population density map of the United States then centers the viewer to the state of Florida. A highway map and census data then point toward the city of Key West. A city tourist map leads to the specific pier upon which sits the “lost sheep,” a lone woman sitting on a pier.
Underneath the photo is a piece of from an old hymnal called "I Love Thee" from an anonymous songwriter, published in 1805, revealing the reason for the search, “I love thee, I love thee, I love thee.”
A name plate towards the bottom of the piece bears her name torn from a phone book, “Regina Agnello”. Translated, “Queen of the Lambs”. On the photo is painted her crown. She represents us.
Exhibited at Xnihilo Gallery (Houston, Texas) - July 27 - September 3, 2007 for Beneath The Words.
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