Golden Boy, 2015
Acrylic on canvas
180 x 120 cm
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Abstracted gestural marks construct a multi-textured surface of paint on canvas. A series of blues, blacks, whites and silver create a powerful frontal image of a figure. Ironically, the title...
Abstracted gestural marks construct a multi-textured surface of paint on canvas. A series of blues, blacks, whites and silver create a powerful frontal image of a figure.
Ironically, the title ‘Golden Boy’ suggests the chosen or favourite child for whom life is enchanted. Eschewing historic references, this work should be called ‘Blue Boy’ as aesthetics demand. For FSG however, it is the act of painting that is the elan vital.
Ironically, the title ‘Golden Boy’ suggests the chosen or favourite child for whom life is enchanted. Eschewing historic references, this work should be called ‘Blue Boy’ as aesthetics demand. For FSG however, it is the act of painting that is the elan vital.