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Artist Sophie M Cook
Singapore, Singapore
Hanging By a Ribbon
Oil on Canvas
Artist Statement
The title of this painting suggests both a literal and metaphorical interpretation. The ribbon rolls stacked precariously one on top of the other act as counter balances, their arrangement forming a classical pyramidic composition. This classical arrangement of contemporary, commonplace objects occupies a provisional moment of harmony and order. An aesthetic balance has been achieved through careful crafting and a disciplined approach but as the title suggests, such organisation is temporal and we are always teetering on the edge of collapse.
Discipline carries great weight in the technique used in this painting. It was painted using a sight size method over a few weeks under controlled lighting conditions. Temperature, hues and value relationships were closely recorded and observed to render the objects realistically yet lyrically. The paint was applied in glazed layers to give luminosity to the colours and depth to the shadows.
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