Women in Art - Raising the Bar
15 FEBRUARY 2022 - 08 MARCH 2022
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47. Judy Clarkson
The Artist
The Artist
Oil on Canvas
40 cm x 40 cm x 3 cm
2021
Signature front, signature and date on back
The Artist is a portrait of my husband, Geoff, who is, in fact, an artist. On one level this is a visual pun - a painting of paint about a painter. On another it delves into the psyche of the creator: paint flows like blood over the artist's face, as if it is his life force, an essential substance of his being and the substance which has created his likeness. For the artist, creativity is, indeed, an inextricable part of his or her existence, the lens through which they interpret the meaning of life, their religion.
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£2,000 - 3,000
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As a figurative artist, I seek to explore the human condition. Often my subjects are caught in the act of self-confrontation in situations which are disconcerting or improbable. However, these figures are not symbols, but highly detailed representations of real people, with real emotions and experiences.
I work in oil on canvas, densely layering the paint to create an effect realistic at a distance, yet richly textured in proximity. In this way, I aim to portray an intensely physical and intimate rendition of the subject's 'moment'.
Education:
1983 - 87 St Martin's School of Art, BA Fine Art, 2.1
Awards:
Nude Category Award, Artist of the Year, The Artist Lounge 2021
Judges' Choice Award, Chaiya Art Awards 2021
Winner of the Holly Bush Emerging Woman Painter Prize 2018
Selected shortlists/exhibitions:
New Lights Art Prize, national touring exhibition 2020/21
The Ing Discerning Eye, Mall Gallery/online 2019/20
The Society of Women Artists' Exhibition, online 2020
Isolation Mastered, JD Malat Gallery, Mayfair, London, 2020
The John Ruskin Prize shortlist, The Holden Gallery, Manchester, 2019
www.judyclarkson.com
Instagram: @judy_clarkson_art
