Rivière

Artist Alison Watt (Greenock, Scotland, born 1965)

Date2000

Mediumoil on canvas

ClassificationsPaintings And Drawings

Dimensions213.5 × 213.5 × 6.5cm

AcquisitionPurchased in 2001 with assistance from the National Fund for Acquisitions and the National Art Collections Fund.

LocationView by Appointment - Aberdeen Treasure Hub

Object numberABDAG013871

Keywords

Abstract

About MeAlison Watt is one of the finest exponents of figurative art working in Scotland today. A few years ago she began to truncate her painted female figures and the cloth that enveloped them became increasingly important in her work, contrasting with the skin of the figures.

In this recent painting the figure is suggested only subliminally and the fabric that once surrounded it is now the principle subject. Indeed, in some sense, the fabric has become the body - here the luxuriant folds suggest pursed lips. The resulting image is subtle yet intensely erotic.

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This painting is mysterious - do you think there is anything underneath the fabric?

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