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The Mahjong Players Painting
China
Painting, Oil on Canvas
Size: 70.9 W x 47.2 H x 1.6 D in
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About The Artwork
Oil painting of Chinese Mahjong Players. The painting of the Majong players was a common scene on the street of Chongqing. People often gathered to play games or music on the pavement outside small shops. I often use mundane scenes such as these as a 'jumping off point' and see where the painting takes me. I am particularly pleased with the grotesque aspect this painting developed whilst working on it - the character's faces and the dirty background are juxtaposed against the bright prints of the clothes they're wearing. I'm primarily interested in stylizing daily life and I consider this painting to have achieved this well. There is a sense that there is something darker lurking beneath the surface in this painting.
Details & Dimensions
Painting:Oil on Canvas
Original:One-of-a-kind Artwork
Size:70.9 W x 47.2 H x 1.6 D in
Frame:Not Framed
Ready to Hang:Yes
Packaging:Ships in a Crate
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Ships From:France.
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China
I am a British painter living in China. I use travel and the places and people I've seen as an inspiration for much of my work. I am very drawn to the idea of "place" and how various characters live in these environments. My work often explores light and movement in time and I use various techniques to suggest this (dragging paint, smearing it or distressing the surface of the canvas itself). I am primarily interested in creating a mood in my work which will change according to the process. Often the inspiration will serve as a starting point. I like to suggest things with the faces of the characters I paint without spelling anything out explicitly. I enjoy the mystery that an expression might hold or the ambiguity a distorted image might imply. I am currently working on developing a series of large portraits based around characters I've known in the past.
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