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Original artwork description:
This painting depicts a enigmatic subject staring straight back at the viewer. The expression poses questions to the viewer and challenges them.
The gold leaf discs below the eyes are real 24-carat gold leaf. They are inspired by Byzantine art and their use of gold to adorn idols. These take the viewer out of the photorealist aspect of the painting and make them aware they are viewing an image and so serve to deconstruct the painting a little.
Exhibited at 2 Queens Members Show, Leicester, 2020
Materials used:
Oil, 24-carat Gold Leaf
Tags:
#oil painting #man #painting #gold leaf #byzantineFeatured by our Editors:
Portrait no. 92 (2020)
Oil painting
by J R Root
6 Artist Reviews
£1,390 Sold
- Oil painting on Canvas
- One of a kind artwork
- Size: 40.64 x 50.8 x 2.54cm (unframed)
- Ready to hang
- Signed on the back
- Style: Photorealistic
- Subject: People and portraits
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Original artwork description
This painting depicts a enigmatic subject staring straight back at the viewer. The expression poses questions to the viewer and challenges them.
The gold leaf discs below the eyes are real 24-carat gold leaf. They are inspired by Byzantine art and their use of gold to adorn idols. These take the viewer out of the photorealist aspect of the painting and make them aware they are viewing an image and so serve to deconstruct the painting a little.
Exhibited at 2 Queens Members Show, Leicester, 2020
Materials used:
Oil, 24-carat Gold Leaf
Tags:
#oil painting #man #painting #gold leaf #byzantineFeatured by our Editors:
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