Sentences with phrase «figurative work down»
There is, or was, a leaning towards putting representation and figurative work down, and if there's a comeback I'm glad to hear.
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Entire Diploma show of abstract paintings taken down by order of President of Royal Academy, Sir Charles Wheeler, but Diploma awarded on strength of earlier figurative work.
His work calls forth the tradition of figurative narrative painting by subverting it with personal cultural references and depictions of pared down and theatrical urban settings.
Maybe it's a strange quirk of mine, but too many narrative signifiers in figurative work tend to make me uncomfortable, so I like to strip mine down as much as possible.
His unease at the loss of figurative imagery in the painting at that time with which he had so much success eventually led his own work down deeply conflicted avenues.