Judy Backhouse - "Face 4: Sullen"

Face 4: Sullen
Acrylic on Canvas, US$ 87

Face 4: Sullen

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Details

Acrylic on Canvas
Acrylic on gallery wrapped canvas, matt acrylic varnish

W: 400mm x H: 400mm x D: 20mm
W: 16" x H: 16" x D: 1"

Approx. Weight: 1kg

This work is unframed

Price

US$ 87

Scale

Reference

F04

About "Face 4: Sullen"

This face was inspired by a picture in Germaine Greer's wonderful book, The Boy. The Boy is well worth a read, especially for mothers of sons in a world where there is so much focus on daughters. The beautiful illustrations (paintings and photographs) are a wonderful source of inspiration.

I liked the picture for its combination of angelic beauty with a direct challenge. I call the painting Sullen because it is a look I have seen on so many young men at that point where they stake a claim for independence. It seems to say "I am not who you want me to be; I will be my own person." The refusal to participate comes across as sullen.

This picture combines reds and blues to create the pinky-purple tones with a little yellow and sienna for warmth.

It is painted in acrylic on a gallery wrapped canvas and is finished in a matt acrylic varnish. At 40cm x 40cm it is a little smaller than others in this series. It is ready to hang.

Judy Backhouse

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About Judy

I draw and paint because it gives me joy. I am currently working on a series of portraits. Last year I completed a series of mandalas, exploring an old interest in symmetry. Mandalas are symbols of wholeness and change; as such I find them a particularly good vehicle to explore emotions. A lot of my earlier work was based on dreams.

Price Range

US$ 43-527

Exhibitions

Assemblage Inktober Exhibition, 9th - 11th November 2017, Braamfontein, Johannesburg
The Mandala Series, 8th - 9th December 2016, Norwood, Johannesburg
New Expressions, 11 February - 3 March 2007, The Art Place, Roosevelt Park, Johannesburg

Education

self-taught

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