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Japanese Hood Painting
United Kingdom
Painting, Oil on Canvas
Size: 24 W x 36 H x 0.6 D in
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About The Artwork
This painting was inspired by an experimental toile I made from a book by Tomoko Nakamichi, an inspirational Japanese pattern cutting teacher who was a professor at the Bunka School in Tokyo, Japan. I put the finished calico toile on a dress stand, and in the 'hood' area I inserted a mask that I bought from the amazing Alexander McQueen exhibition a few years ago at the V & A museum in London. It looked quite weird, and slightly comical, so that was the impetus to make this painting. I like to create images that are slightly ambiguous and semi abstract so that the viewer can make their own decisions, and have their own ideas about the piece. In that way, the painting can have more personal meaning for them. I took the photo, and bleached it out a lot until I liked the simplicity that the bleaching created. I love using oil paint on canvas for it's versatility, and also the fact that it creates a lasting, more permanent piece, that would last for longer than a painting on paper.
Details & Dimensions
Painting:Oil on Canvas
Original:One-of-a-kind Artwork
Size:24 W x 36 H x 0.6 D in
Frame:Not Framed
Ready to Hang:Not applicable
Packaging:Ships in a Box
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I have always had a love of fabrics and clothing, and in my parallel life as a designer, pattern cutter & maker, the fashion drawing and illustration process has always been important. Painting portraits of wedding dresses and other clothing, came as a natural progression. I have always carried on my artwork alongside designing and making, and I’d had an itch to make oil pastel paintings of clothing for a couple of years, but work always got in the way. When the wedding dress painting idea came up, I began by using oil paint on canvas for a more voluptuous look. Clothing has always been very meaningful to me for many reasons, and with the portraits I wanted to project an ethereal atmosphere, with a dramatic, theatrical edge through photo editing as a starting point. Having always used marker pens for my design drawings, I decided to try them as an ‘ideas’ medium. The results are graphic and simple, on smooth Bristol board, with a fresh translucence, almost like a watercolour. I have catholic tastes, and this is reflected in my work.
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