Regency Girl 2 - Paul Wrigh (2021)
This painting is part of the Regency Girls series. For this series Paul looks back at artists such as Thomas Gainsborough and tries to create a different take on classical pieces. Paul uses his signature brush marks and rich palette to give these traditional pieces a modern edge.
“Artist Statement I have spent the last 15 years developing a painterly language through which I seek to capture a vitality beyond the establishment of a mere ‘likeness’ to the subject. Whilst I appreciate the importance of the subject being recognisable, they are glimpsed rather than exposed, their inner selves hinted at but ultimately inscrutable.
Though I often work on a large, potentially imposing scale, the work remains immediate through fluency of brush mark and a rich palette. The spaces the subjects inhabit are often indeterminate, providing an atmosphere that allows for ambiguity of psychological state. The subjects retain their integrity and yet a sense of intimacy is evoked”
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