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G1235A Moon Over Shakespeare
Oil on canvas panel
Mar to Sep 2021, 577x477 mm
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G1235A Moon Over Shakespeare
Oil on canvas panel Mar to Sep 2021, 577x477 mm |
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About this painting
An idea from Jan 2018 or earlier, originally inspired by a simple drawing of Shakespeare. The head seemed to be made from clay, with weeds emerging. When painting it, I had the idea of red flowers, carnations originally, but I changed these into poppies at a whim.
The symbolism later seemed magically, the red poppies with their connection to the Great War and remembrance. The end of the year of Covid-19 seemed to evoke a war-like mood, but also one of decay and decadence, a Remains of the Day. |
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