Patrick Graham Essay
Patrick Graham “Ire/land III” he painted in 1982 and was later bought by the Gallery that year; it is a oil on canvas (183x122cm). The painting it self is hung in the Irish political wing of the Hugh Lane Gallery. The painting is high in saturated colours, it is very vibrant and has very strong bold colours such as: oranges, greens, browns, blues, reds and yellows so it has a broad range of hues. Since the room this painting was hung in is very bright with artificial lights the painting stands out stronger against the white background (the wall) and since it is not in a glass frame you can clearly see straight away his use of impasto, this is were he layers the paint thickly straight on to the canvas. His use of Impasto can be seen almost emerging from the figure and
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He has managed to create emotion with in this painting by placing himself in it but his use of colours had made the viewer vary as the red symbolises danger, like this woman has something to hide. Since Graham choose to colour his head grey this could indicate that he sees himself as a dull boring person in comparison to this vibrant woman.
The figure on the right hand side of the piece is very vivid, it seems to be a naked woman handing upside down.
He has decided to completely ignore the rules of anatomy to create this deformed image of a woman. This is a very explicate piece as the woman’s genitalia is showing. She has been created in a deformed way just like Patrick Graham him self with stumped legs and small, weak string like arms. Unlike Patrick Graham she has no neck but her chin grows out of her chest and she has been drawn with a vast amount of red hair. This almost looks like its bleeding down out of the piece like her life force is draining slowly away. As there is a divider line between both of the figures this could
He has managed to create emotion with in this painting by placing himself in it but his use of colours had made the viewer vary as the red symbolises danger, like this woman has something to hide. Since Graham choose to colour his head grey this could indicate that he sees himself as a dull boring person in comparison to this vibrant woman.
The figure on the right hand side of the piece is very vivid, it seems to be a naked woman handing upside down.
He has decided to completely ignore the rules of anatomy to create this deformed image of a woman. This is a very explicate piece as the woman’s genitalia is showing. She has been created in a deformed way just like Patrick Graham him self with stumped legs and small, weak string like arms. Unlike Patrick Graham she has no neck but her chin grows out of her chest and she has been drawn with a vast amount of red hair. This almost looks like its bleeding down out of the piece like her life force is draining slowly away. As there is a divider line between both of the figures this could