Marble Statues
Marble Statues, 2024mineral pigments, effect pigments and acrylic on canvas, 162 × 130.3 cm (63.8 × 51.3 in)
Marble Statues, 2024mineral pigments and acrylic on canvas, 45.5 × 38 cm (17.9 × 15 in)
Marble Statues, 2024mineral pigments, effect pigments and acrylic on canvas, 162 × 130.3 cm (63.8 × 51.3 in)
Marble Statues, 2024mineral pigments and acrylic on canvas, 45.5 × 38 cm (17.9 × 15 in)
I saw a great many statues in Rome. At first I concentrated on each one and read its caption, but as I continued looking I realised that I had begun to treat even a figure encountered for the first time as something I already knew.
In this work, I depict two statues from multiple angles, layering their images in the painting.
Seeing something for the first time, becoming accustomed to it, and then overlooking it as already known: this work begins with the way my own act of seeing changes between those states.