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Painting, Oil on Canvas
Size: 48 W x 36 H x 1.4 D in
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With its use of contrasted light and shadow, 'Hostage' applies chiaroscuro to draw attention to the historical depictions of the reclining nude - but here it is reinterpreted for our contemporary digital world. A male figure shines a phone screen into their crotch, leaning in with morbid fascination with their own genitalia - a reference to the exchange of body parts through dating applications. Their face is cloaked, commenting on the suffocating nature of this compulsive anonymous behaviour online.
Painting:Oil on Canvas
Original:One-of-a-kind Artwork
Size:48 W x 36 H x 1.4 D in
Frame:Not Framed
Ready to Hang:Not applicable
Packaging:Ships in a Crate
Delivery Time:Typically 5-7 business days for domestic shipments, 10-14 business days for international shipments.
Handling:Ships in a wooden crate for additional protection of heavy or oversized artworks. Crated works are subject to an $80 care and handling fee. Artists are responsible for packaging and adhering to Saatchi Art’s packaging guidelines.
Ships From:Australia.
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Michael Simms is a multi-award winning artist based in Sydney whose work is characterised by dream-like depictions of the human figure. Ranging from traditional portraiture to explorations of identity in the digital age and queer culture, his diverse paintings and drawings combine elements of classicism, romanticism, surrealism and psychology. Michael completed a degree in psychology in his hometown of Adelaide before winning a scholarship for Sydney’s historic Julian Ashton Art School. In 2018, he was awarded the Royal Art Society of NSW Young Artist Prize, the inaugural SBS Portrait Prize, and the EBNA Portrait Prize. Michael has been a finalist in several major art awards, including the Doug Moran, Black Swan and Kilgour prizes and has put several notable Australians onto canvas such as Thomas Keneally, Liz Ellis, Paul Capsis and Genevieve Lemon. He is a resident artist at Project 504, an experimental art collective in North Sydney.
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