The Drop Off
By Julia Swaby
US$ 1,092
Overview
This artwork was last updated 1181 days ago.
2020
Oil Paint, Oil on canvas
Unique Work
Dimensions: 120cm (H) x 90cm (W) x 3cm (D) / 47.2" (H) x 35.4" (W) x 1.2" (D)
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Artist statement
This work is inspired by the artist's love of nature, rocks and the sea. There is a critical point in art where you have to take a risk and this is what this painting symbolises. The central panel shows the lowest point and there is a yellowish light, calling the subject within. The rocks either side have an almost cloud like, or sea-foam appearance, adding the surreal element of the imagination because the drop off is the invitation to see things in a different light, where there is no clear divide between imagination and reality.
Green is the colour of creativity which is why the main body is this unusual jade green; not quite sea nor sky. The trailing clouds in the top right are old thoughts passing away.
Artist profile
Julia Swaby
Born: 1970
Hometown: Richmond
Based in: Aquitaine
My training was in Philosophy and art only found me in my later life. I prefer to engage with larger canvases -they give one so much freedom. My painting style tends to fall into two main camps. On the one hand, a nebular, ethereal body of work, which expresses a …
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Last updated: November 14, 2020
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