Discover the creation in interiors
Artwork details
- Medium : Oil on Canvas
- Other details : Artwork on supported wooden frame. Artwork framed.
- Dimensions : 15.7x11.8in
About this artwork
Explores the traditional theme of the domestic nude portrait as well as Contre-Jour/ against the light, this is another popular element that has been explored by artists for generations. The window acts as another frame or doorway to something else, in this case the light in the window that has been diffused by the net curtain. The colours are generally muted, chromatic greys with only a small hint of stronger colour on the edge of the couch to…
making a subtle contrast within the picture.
Chris Macauley
United Kingdom
Credentials
- Experienced Artist
- Solo shows participant
- Works on commission
« I am always trying to discover what the painting is about, the object matter is not the subject matter. »
Chris Macauley believes that a painting should work on a purely visual and descriptive level. The UK-based artist’s painterly and abstract works portray landscapes, as well as the figurative. When creating, Macauley tries to balance control with accidents. He isn’t interested in the realistic copying of his subject matter. Instead, and through color, his compositions radiate an ‘inner glow’.