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Painting, Gouache on Natural Dye
Size: 55.1 W x 66.9 H x 1.6 D in
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ABOUT THE ARTWORK
This piece has been made using handmade gouache paints and dyes (Cochineal and Mexican Marigold) to build layers of colour and the composition. In this painting Stephenson is exploring the universal experience of passing of time and the inevitable flow of life and death. Inspired by his surroundings of Oaxaca, Mexico, which is steeped with history and as areas are excavated many relics and ruins have been discovered from ancient Mesoamerican cultures. In particular, Stephenson is looking at the process of accretion and building layers over time, both in the literal sense of his painting process with palimpsests and layers as well as figuratively with the depiction of layered earth and fossilised or buried forms.
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2022
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Painting:
Gouache on Natural Dye
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One-of-a-kind Artwork
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55.1 W x 66.9 H x 1.6 D in
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Other
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Yes
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Benjamin Stephenson
United Kingdom
Ben Stephenson is a British artist currently living and working in Mexico. His primary medium is painting, although his practice is multidisciplinary and encompasses sculpture, photography and performative installations. Notions of Colonialism and Voyeurism are central themes throughout his work as he investigates the act of looking at/observing the world from a distance and the misinterpretations that entail. For this reason he has traveled from London to work in a different climate and culture with the intentions of absorbing new stimuli as well as reassessing pre-existing ideas of the exotic. Much of the work displayed here is derived from historical narratives, with source imagery in films and photographs being a primary stimulus. Ben has spent the past two years living and working between Colombia and Mexico. His most recent exhibitions include 'FAIN feria' in Monterrey, Mexico, 'Genesis in the Retort' at the Museo de la Ciudad in Queretaro, Mexico, and 'NADA' at Outsiders Gallery in Queretaro, Mexico. He was awarded 1st prize by the Mexican Embassy in London for a collaborative sculpture in the recent Camaradas exhibition at The Koppel Project Exchange in July 2021.
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