Martin Brown
Self Portrait with a Blue Shirt, 2025, 2025
Oil on gesso panel
50 x 40 x 1.5 cm
19 3/4 x 15 3/4 x 5/8 in
19 3/4 x 15 3/4 x 5/8 in
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£ 4500.00 + VAT
'Painted in the studio entirely from life with the use of a mirror. The painting is an exploration of processes and historical technique and the intersection with the present and...
"Painted in the studio entirely from life with the use of a mirror.
The painting is an exploration of processes and historical technique and the intersection with the present and oneself within one’s own painting practice.
The building in the background is a reversed (mirror) image of another painting that was completed earlier this year, from a series of works about Veduta painting in Venice.
The blue of the shirt is meant as a modernist colour element, to contrast against the tonal chiaroscuro of the historical architectural elements within the painting. The type of blue used is also a reference to historical painting, as the shirt is painted entirely with genuine Lapis Lazuli ultramarine.
"
The painting is an exploration of processes and historical technique and the intersection with the present and oneself within one’s own painting practice.
The building in the background is a reversed (mirror) image of another painting that was completed earlier this year, from a series of works about Veduta painting in Venice.
The blue of the shirt is meant as a modernist colour element, to contrast against the tonal chiaroscuro of the historical architectural elements within the painting. The type of blue used is also a reference to historical painting, as the shirt is painted entirely with genuine Lapis Lazuli ultramarine.
"
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