All the World's a Stage by James Christensen
Limited Edition Print
Image size: 31 3/4" x 23 5/8"
Kings, queens, knaves and clowns... your favorite Shakespearean
characters come to life!
The Bard and more than 50 of his dramatis personae take a bow in this
remarkable tribute to Shakespeare’s entire canonù38 plays, including the
obscure Two Noble Kinsmen. With the Old Globe Theatre as backdrop, James
assembles an eclectic cast of fictional characters and actors in rehearsal
mingling with a few thespians who never tread the boards (but might have
flittered above them). You’ll find Romeo proffering a rose to Juliet, who
rebuffs the salacious overtures of Henry VIII. Viola of Twelfth Night is in the act of binding her breasts to fill the manly role of Cesario, while beside her other Shakespearean heroines don male apparel to play their virile counterpartsùall the more interesting when you consider that in Shakespeare’s day men played all the female roles. Caesar is a self-portraitùan opportunity for the artist to make a statement about backstabbing (he doesn’t like it!) and revel in applause (notice Titus Andronicus giving him a warm hand). All humor aside . . . James’ prodigious knowledge of Shakespeare manifests in a work offering multiple layers of meaning and countless discoveries. "All the World’s a Stage" was commissioned by the Utah Shakespearean Festivalùwinner of this year’s Tony Award for Outstanding Regional Theatreùin celebration of its 40th anniversary.
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 Continuing Game oil, 36 x 48 |
 False Magic acrylic, 24 x 18 * |
 Fernando the Fat Faery oil, 36 x 48 |
 Gulag Archipiglio and His Practically World Famous Balancing Moray Eel Act acrylic, 16 x 12 |
 Masks acrylic, 10 x 18 |
 Myopes acrylic, 18 x 24 |
 Opening Gambit acrylic, 18 x 24 |
 Pilgrim Angel oil, 8 x 10 * |
 Point of View acrylic, 18 x 24 |
 Quisquilia oil, 24 x 48 |
 Scatophagoi acrylic, 18 x 24 |
 Side-Wheeler Full Steam oil, 12 x 24 |
 Solo acrylic, 18 x 24 |
 Still Small Voices oil, 36 x 48 |
 Tea for Toucan oil, 36 x 48 |
 Two Sisters acrylic and gold leaf, 24 x 14 (each) * |
 Vanity acrylic and gold leaf, 16 x 20 |
 Veritas/Vanitas oil, 36 x 48 |
 Visitation/Preoccupation acrylic, 18 x 24 * |
