Women in Art - Raising the Bar
15 FEBRUARY 2022 - 08 MARCH 2022
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46. Judy Clarkson
The Trial
The Trial
Oil on Canvas
152 cm x 191 cm x 3cm
2020
Signature front, signature and date on back
The Trial was conceived and painted during lockdown. It deals with themes of introspection and self-awareness by placing a central figure in an environment where everyday objects are displaced and the familiar becomes questioned. A man curls upon a table of seemingly infinite height within an inky lagoon whilst plastic chairs, the most banal of objects, take on a sinister role suggesting an absent or recently departed audience. Referring to Kafka's novel of the same name, this painting scratches the surface of the everyday, to reveal an undercurrent where nothing is stable or predictable, where rules are transient and the future veiled.
The Trial was selected for The Wilderness Project, an exhibition themed on the lockdown at The Crypt Gallery, Euston Rd.
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£6,500 - 8,500
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Notes
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
