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United Kingdom
Painting, Oil on Canvas
Size: 11.8 W x 11.8 H x 2 D in
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In the second Station Of The Cross here, I was interested in portraying the cowardly tendency of gossips to group together to talk behind the backs of those who often stand apart and who do not necessarily fit in with the group culture. Here I have accentuated their togetherness and lack of individuation by portraying them swaddled in a large shroud - apparently protected from the vagaries of the solitary but self-realising life. Christ, meanwhile, drags his crucifix alone. I added the stickers to the cross to give it a contemporary feel, and although it amused me to place them there, I later realised that they had a serious message - that of the outsider who, viewed with suspicion by others, is asked to move on, or by the unease with which they pass through society, feel the inner urge to keep moving. (Once finished, this series will be for sale).
Original Created:2017
Subjects:Religion
Painting:Oil on Canvas
Original:One-of-a-kind Artwork
Size:11.8 W x 11.8 H x 2 D in
Frame:Not Framed
Ready to Hang:No
Delivery Time:Typically 5-7 business days for domestic shipments, 10-14 business days for international shipments.
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"Although I state that much of my work stems from the imagery thrown up by depression, I would say that it is also the imagery of unconscious connection.Indeed the two are irrevocably entwined. It is no accident that the appearance of animal symbols and the use of bodily products such as hair, urine and blood is also influenced by my former work as a veterinary surgeon. Some time spent in psychoanalysis has helped me to illuminate these connections to find a personal mythology, which I believe connects to a universal meaning of what it is to be human. The `otherness` of animals, their power, vulnerability, unselfconsciousness and instinctual drives, and their relationship with us, are potent symbols of qualities we also have - qualities which we struggle with in our attempts to remain in control of ourselves and our society. It is where these tensions meet that my work is situated." Studio: Sculpture Shed, Spike Island, 133, Cumberland Road, Bristol, BS1 6UX. Tel: (0117) 929 2266; Email: michael.hayter@blueyonder.co.uk
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