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Stephen McGowan
United Kingdom
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Artist highlights
- Prizewinner
- Works on commission
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Artwork details
- Medium : Acrylic, Spray Paint on Canvas
- Other details : Artwork on supported wooden frame. Ready to hang. Framing on request.
- Dimensions : 30.3x20.3in
About this artwork
Carnival originated from photographs I took that were printed on canvas. I was interested in the original pagan ideas around carnival and celebration, and the mockery of authority and refuting of everyday rules. I was particularly interested in how the pagans adorned themselves with elements of animals bodies and faces, and how this morphed in to humans wearing masks and taking on other guises. The film The Wicker Man and the Jack o' the Green ritual…
also inspired.
Stephen McGowan
United Kingdom
Credentials
- Prizewinner
- Works on commission
« Art is part of a cyclical process of living and exploring - all the time adding depth and colour to our lives, and how we understand ourselves. »
Stephen McGowan is an exciting British painter, sculptor and photographer with national exposure. His work is centered on ideas of identity and representation, delving into anthropology, psychology, literature, cinema, technology, sci-fi and cultural rituals. As a multi-disciplinary creative- McGowan is also an experienced fashion designer, writer and actor- his influences are vast, and his process open and playful. Ultimately, McGowan creates works full of complex combinations of form and content while nonetheless maintaining an impressive visual unity.
