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Blaise Drummond's work is concerned with the relationship between nature and culture. He looks to the specific man-made elements of the landscape and people within it, as well as more general aspects of natural beauty. In this painting, which comes from a series entitled 'Extracts from the Poetic Geography of Five Continents', Blaise Drummond combines abstraction with meticulously painted realism. An individual is shown apparently walking through a winter landscape. The splodges of dark green and blue-grey suggest pine trees on snowy ground, while the flecks of paint are reminiscent of falling snowflakes. However, the woman is depicted in shorts and a short-sleeved t-shirt, creating a narrative disjunction as it doesn't really make sense to wear summer clothes in winter.
Title
Extracts from the Poetic Geography of Five Continents (No. 20)
Date
2002
Medium
oil on canvas over hardboard
Measurements
H 30.7 x W 30.7 cm
Accession number
17683
Acquisition method
purchased from the Contemporary Art Society, 'Art Futures' Exhibition, 2002
Work type
Painting
Government Art Collection
Queen's Yard, 179A Tottenham Court Road, London, Greater London W1T 7PA England
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