Printed paper and oil paint on paper
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Girl Pushing Against Elastic Sculpture
ARTIST ROOMS
Acquired jointly with the National Galleries of Scotland through The d'Offay Donation with assistance from the National Heritage Memorial Fund and the Art Fund 2008
abstraction
actions: processes and functions
adults
diary
diary
emotions, concepts and ideas
female
figure
fine arts and music
formal qualities
from recognisable sources
man-made
nudes
objects
people
pushing
reading, writing, printed matter
sculpture
woman
paper unique printed oil paint
Girl Pushing Against Elastic Sculpture
support: 238 × 339 mm
frame: 674 × 540 × 29 mm
<a href="/search?gid=999999788" data-gtm-name="tombstone_link_bequest" data-gtm-destination="list-page--search-results">ARTIST ROOMS</a>
Acquired jointly with the National Galleries of Scotland through The d'Offay Donation with assistance from the <a href="/search?gid=999999967" data-gtm-name="tombstone_link_bequest" data-gtm-destination="list-page--search-results">National Heritage Memorial Fund</a> and the <a href="/search?gid=999999968" data-gtm-name="tombstone_link_bequest" data-gtm-destination="list-page--search-results">Art Fund</a> 2008
<p>The 'elastic sculpture' could refer to a felt sculpture which takes on the curves of the female figure. However, the woman who pushes against the large mass seems to almost be absorbed into it and overwhelmed by it, as it edges her out of the picture. The collaged element of this work is a diary page, which has been covered with the same Braunkreuz oil paint used for the painting. The inclusion of the page brings an aspect of the everyday to the image.</p>

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abstraction actions: processes and functions adults diary diary emotions, concepts and ideas female figure fine arts and music formal qualities from recognisable sources man-made nudes objects people pushing reading, writing, printed matter sculpture woman