A Consequence of Empire Painting

Based on a sketch painted during Wilderness Festival 2017, the composition is inspired by 'Bathers at Asnières', Georges Seurat. Like other impressionists, Seurat painted people enjoying their leisure time, and everyone in 'Consequence of Empire' was originally sketched at the festival doing the same thing, but it seems current events have nudged their way into the scene. Brightly coloured to convey the festival mood, there are subtle references to the EU flag in the gold and blue combination of the figure in the foreground, and the yellow flowers that recall the tumbling stars. Depicted are a diverse range of people, many of whom are female, unlike the Seurat this piece is based on. There is a reference to Britannia in the seated figure wrapped in a Union Jack towel, behind her a soldier walks away on his modern artificial limbs past a kneeling figure lit up by the device in his hand. In the water a mother comforts her fearful daughter and above them women practice power poses on surfboards, while in the distance a blond male assesses his neighbour in the shower. The mood of the whole piece is light-hearted but still intended to provoke thought. Every one of the people shown was in attendance at the festival apart from the figure in the foreground, who is my eldest daughter.

Painting:Acrylic on Canvas

Original:One-of-a-kind Artwork

Size:36 W x 24.2 H x 0.8 D in

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