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Vicious Tongues Drawing
United Kingdom
Drawing, Graphite on Paper
Size: 37 W x 26.8 H x 0.4 D in
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About The Artwork
The drawing was inspired by the work 'Angelique and Oberon' by Dosso Dossi, about a satyr pursuing a young woman. I wanted to do a contemporary version of it on the theme of online bullying and Twitter trolls. The monstrous head in my drawing is made out of a swarm of Twitter logos, the head leering at the young woman. She holds a ring, which in mythical stories she can pop in her mouth and will become invisible. Which it seems to me most victims of trolling would love to do. I hope the viewer will think twice about what they post inline and be aware of what might happen. At the time I created it I was exploring a medium between drawing and painting. The oil bars I used for the colour are very flexible and when diluted take graphite really well. This was one of my most ambitious using this media. I've subsequently produced a series about the dangers of sexting. Please note the picture is frames, see the other images of the work. The frame is 91x116cms and the picture has a mount surround, again as shown.
Details & Dimensions
Drawing:Graphite on Paper
Original:One-of-a-kind Artwork
Size:37 W x 26.8 H x 0.4 D in
Frame:Black
Ready to Hang:Not applicable
Packaging:Ships in a Crate
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United Kingdom
I was born on the Isle of Wight, an island of the south coast of the UK. I studied graphics at Portsmouth Art College and on graduating moved to London. I worked briefly at Thames TV doing TV graphics before joining a small design group in Fulham, south west London in the early 70s. Thirty years on I was running, with my business partner, a design practice employing 20 odd staff and working for large national and international businesses. in early 2000 I sold out and took some time off and a year on started up again as a freelance design consultant, mostly working for small businesses. Design was all absorbing until by chance a saw an exhibition of Lucian Freud's work at the National Portrait Gallery in London and was inspired to refresh long lots skills in drawing and painting. I subsequently took courses at Putney School of Art, Heatherleys and Life drawing at The Landmark Art Centre, Teddington. For the last four years I have had a studio at ASC Studios in Kingston with 50 other artists and I paint there virtually every day.
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