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United Kingdom
Painting, Acrylic on Canvas
Size: 64.6 W x 64.6 H x 1.2 D in
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The aftermath of the Britain's involvement in the Iraq war continues to be controversial. I thought I would create a monument to those service people who died, and looked at several artists including Marlene Dumas and Christian Boltanski. I started to explore certain ideas on a large canvas which I had used for some time as a testing area, and which I reversed and re-stretched. At this point I was still experimenting, manipulating each portrait digitally to achieve a certain mood, and then applying it to the canvas using emulsion transfer print technique. As ever the effect of this process is interesting for its accidentality - the artist cannot be sure what the effect will be except that it will not be photographic, as is the case with many other print processes. I immediately saw a haunting quality, an otherworldliness which inspired me to work aggressively on each portrait. I soon realised that this reused canvas would suit perfectly my aims. I sanded down and repainted each portrait and gradually, after many hours, I had painted all 179 faces. The final task was to ensure that the total work was uniformly consistent and successful in its purpose as a monument, a tribute, to those who died. I hope the viewer will share with me the tragedy, futility and outrage of this event in history. Once the painting is hung there is no indication that there are marks on the reverse. The work is signed on the back. The canvas is based on a wooden stretcher. It will be shipped ready to hang but unframed.
Painting:Acrylic on Canvas
Original:One-of-a-kind Artwork
Size:64.6 W x 64.6 H x 1.2 D in
Frame:Not Framed
Ready to Hang:Not applicable
Packaging:Ships in a Crate
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Ships From:United Kingdom.
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See Phil's works at www.philalcock.com. Phil's ideas for art stem from media reports of social or political issues, and generally deal with the interplay between truth and fiction. His work addresses the representation of politics, that is, how the artist can best depict the issues that concern him, and the politics of representation, how issues are depicted in the media. He selects the approach to a work, 2D, 3D, 4D or XD, after exploring which best suits the particular subject.
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