{"id":538,"date":"2016-10-20T09:29:35","date_gmt":"2016-10-20T13:29:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/experimentalstudio.ca\/foundations\/?p=538"},"modified":"2020-02-14T11:37:28","modified_gmt":"2020-02-14T16:37:28","slug":"more-contemporary-painting-the-body","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/experimentalstudio.ca\/foundations\/2016\/10\/20\/more-contemporary-painting-the-body\/","title":{"rendered":"More Contemporary Painting: The Body and Identity"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Kent Monkman<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Winnepeg born, Cree ancestry &#8211; his grandmother was a student at residential schools in Canada growing up.<\/p>\n<p><strong>He works with traditions of European historical painting styles &#8211; and creates new alternative narratives, and subverts nationalistic mythologies<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/SxQ4c7mIuOM?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-CA&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n<h3>Ibrim X Kendy: On Racism in Canada:<\/h3>\n<p>&#8220;From my reading of Canada, it has always had racial inequities. Thereby, it has always had racist policies. I don&#8217;t have a ranking of who is more or less racist. The only way in which I assess who is more racist is who is more in denial. So those countries that have a persistence and pervasiveness of racial inequity and imagine themselves as &#8220;post-racial&#8221; are, to me, more racist than the country that has more racial inequities but is less in denial. Because denial fundamentally is the heartbeat of racism&#8221;.<\/p>\n<h3>&#8220;Denial fundamentally is the heartbeat of racism&#8221;<\/h3>\n<p>The Fathers of Confederation:<\/p>\n<div class=\"mceTemp\">\u00a0<img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"1038\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/experimentalstudio.ca\/foundations\/2016\/10\/20\/more-contemporary-painting-the-body\/albertadairy-ca_\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/experimentalstudio.ca\/foundations\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2016\/10\/albertadairy.ca_.jpg?fit=575%2C313&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"575,313\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"albertadairy.ca_\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/experimentalstudio.ca\/foundations\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2016\/10\/albertadairy.ca_.jpg?fit=575%2C313&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-1038\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/experimentalstudio.ca\/foundations\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2016\/10\/albertadairy.ca_.jpg?resize=823%2C448\" alt=\"\" width=\"823\" height=\"448\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/experimentalstudio.ca\/foundations\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2016\/10\/albertadairy.ca_.jpg?w=575&amp;ssl=1 575w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/experimentalstudio.ca\/foundations\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2016\/10\/albertadairy.ca_.jpg?resize=300%2C163&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/experimentalstudio.ca\/foundations\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2016\/10\/albertadairy.ca_.jpg?resize=198%2C108&amp;ssl=1 198w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 823px) 100vw, 823px\" \/><\/div>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"1037\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/experimentalstudio.ca\/foundations\/2016\/10\/20\/more-contemporary-painting-the-body\/kent-monkman-the-daddies\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/experimentalstudio.ca\/foundations\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2016\/10\/kent-monkman-The-Daddies.png?fit=1000%2C536&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1000,536\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"kent-monkman-The-Daddies\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/experimentalstudio.ca\/foundations\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2016\/10\/kent-monkman-The-Daddies.png?fit=1000%2C536&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1037\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/experimentalstudio.ca\/foundations\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2016\/10\/kent-monkman-The-Daddies.png?resize=1000%2C536\" alt=\"\" width=\"1000\" height=\"536\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/experimentalstudio.ca\/foundations\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2016\/10\/kent-monkman-The-Daddies.png?w=1000&amp;ssl=1 1000w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/experimentalstudio.ca\/foundations\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2016\/10\/kent-monkman-The-Daddies.png?resize=300%2C161&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/experimentalstudio.ca\/foundations\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2016\/10\/kent-monkman-The-Daddies.png?resize=768%2C412&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/experimentalstudio.ca\/foundations\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2016\/10\/kent-monkman-The-Daddies.png?resize=863%2C463&amp;ssl=1 863w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/experimentalstudio.ca\/foundations\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2016\/10\/kent-monkman-The-Daddies.png?resize=201%2C108&amp;ssl=1 201w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Kent Monkman, The Daddies, 2016.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt was a pretty deliberate effort to have people reflect on the last 150 years in terms of the Indigenous experience,\u201d said Monkman of the show. \u201cCanada\u2019s 150 years old\u2014what does that mean for the First People? When I thought about it, I thought it includes the worst period, because it goes all the way back to the signing of the treaties, the beginning of the reserve system, this legacy of incarceration, residential schools, sickness, the removal of children in the \u201960s, missing and murdered women.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSo there\u2019s a lot of material in the show that tries to encompass and stitch together this narrative that reflects back on 150 years.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Amid the dark vestiges of history, though, there are moments of humour, too\u2014as in much of Monkman\u2019s work. Here, Monkman has arranged the exhibition as if it\u2019s a memoir of\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.mason-studio.com\/journal\/2012\/03\/kent-monkman-sexuality-of-miss-chief\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Miss Chief<\/a>, his time-travelling, trickster alter ego.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI decided to stitch the narrative together as though it was her point of view, and to talk about each one of these themes and each one of these chapters as though it was in her voice.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI think that it\u2019s an effective way to deal with the subject matter, because she can be present in all of the different time periods\u2026 She could be present at the signing of the treaties, she could be there when the fathers of Confederation had their meeting to shape the country. That she\u2019s always there and experiencing these things, or relating these experiences to her own community and her own family, makes it real.\u201d (Canadian Art)http:\/\/canadianart.ca\/features\/kent-monkman-critiques-canada-150\/<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"1039\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/experimentalstudio.ca\/foundations\/2016\/10\/20\/more-contemporary-painting-the-body\/static1-squarespace\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/experimentalstudio.ca\/foundations\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2016\/10\/static1.squarespace.jpg?fit=1000%2C665&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1000,665\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"static1.squarespace\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/experimentalstudio.ca\/foundations\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2016\/10\/static1.squarespace.jpg?fit=1000%2C665&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1039\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/experimentalstudio.ca\/foundations\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2016\/10\/static1.squarespace.jpg?resize=1000%2C665\" alt=\"\" width=\"1000\" height=\"665\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/experimentalstudio.ca\/foundations\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2016\/10\/static1.squarespace.jpg?w=1000&amp;ssl=1 1000w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/experimentalstudio.ca\/foundations\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2016\/10\/static1.squarespace.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/experimentalstudio.ca\/foundations\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2016\/10\/static1.squarespace.jpg?resize=768%2C511&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/experimentalstudio.ca\/foundations\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2016\/10\/static1.squarespace.jpg?resize=863%2C574&amp;ssl=1 863w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/experimentalstudio.ca\/foundations\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2016\/10\/static1.squarespace.jpg?resize=162%2C108&amp;ssl=1 162w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Kent Monkman, The Scream, 2016.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><strong>KEHINDE WILEY: American artist, works in Brooklyn, NY<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Wiley\u2019s signature portraits of everyday men and women riff on specific paintings by Old Masters, replacing the European aristocrats depicted in those paintings with contemporary black subjects, drawing attention to the absence of African Americans from historical and cultural narratives.<\/p>\n<p>The subjects in Wiley\u2019s paintings often wear sneakers, hoodies, and baseball caps, gear associated with hip-hop culture, and are set against contrasting ornate decorative backgrounds that evoke earlier eras and a range of cultures.<\/p>\n<p>Through the process of \u201cstreet casting,\u201d Wiley invites individuals, often strangers he encounters on the street, to sit for portraits. In this collaborative process, the model chooses a reproduction of a painting from a book and reenacts the pose of the painting\u2019s figure. By inviting the subjects to select a work of art, Wiley gives them a measure of control over the way they\u2019re portrayed.- https:\/\/www.brooklynmuseum.org\/exhibitions\/kehinde_wiley_new_republic\/<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"350\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/experimentalstudio.ca\/foundations\/2016\/10\/14\/contemporary-figure-painting\/naomi-and-her-daughters\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/experimentalstudio.ca\/foundations\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2016\/10\/Naomi-and-her-Daughters.jpg?fit=868%2C1022&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"868,1022\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"naomi-and-her-daughters\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Kehinde Wiley, Naomi and her Daughters, 2013, oil on canvas, 108&amp;#215;90 inches https:\/\/artotterblog.blogspot.ca\/2015\/02\/black-history-month-kehinde-wiley.html&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/experimentalstudio.ca\/foundations\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2016\/10\/Naomi-and-her-Daughters.jpg?fit=868%2C1022&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"size-full wp-image-350\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/experimentalstudio.ca\/foundations\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2016\/10\/Naomi-and-her-Daughters.jpg?resize=868%2C1022\" alt=\"Kehinde Wiley, Naomi and her Daughters, 2013, oil on canvas, 108x90 inches https:\/\/artotterblog.blogspot.ca\/2015\/02\/black-history-month-kehinde-wiley.html\" width=\"868\" height=\"1022\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/experimentalstudio.ca\/foundations\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2016\/10\/Naomi-and-her-Daughters.jpg?w=868&amp;ssl=1 868w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/experimentalstudio.ca\/foundations\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2016\/10\/Naomi-and-her-Daughters.jpg?resize=255%2C300&amp;ssl=1 255w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/experimentalstudio.ca\/foundations\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2016\/10\/Naomi-and-her-Daughters.jpg?resize=768%2C904&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/experimentalstudio.ca\/foundations\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2016\/10\/Naomi-and-her-Daughters.jpg?resize=863%2C1016&amp;ssl=1 863w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/experimentalstudio.ca\/foundations\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2016\/10\/Naomi-and-her-Daughters.jpg?resize=92%2C108&amp;ssl=1 92w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 868px) 100vw, 868px\" \/><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_349\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-349\" style=\"width: 1046px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"349\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/experimentalstudio.ca\/foundations\/2016\/10\/14\/contemporary-figure-painting\/el137-71\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/experimentalstudio.ca\/foundations\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2016\/10\/EL137.71.jpg?fit=1046%2C1200&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1046,1200\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;13&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;P65+&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;Kehinde Wiley (American, b. 1977). Two Heroic Sisters of the Grassland, 2011. Oil on canvas, 96 x 84 in. (243.8 x 213.4 cm). Hort Family Collection. \\u00a9 Kehinde Wiley. (Photo: Max Yawney)&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1305476993&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;75&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;50&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.016666673547467&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"el137-71\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;KEHINDE WILEY, \u201cTwo Heroic Sisters of the Grassland,\u201d 2011 (oil on canvas). http:\/\/www.culturetype.com\/2015\/02\/15\/new-york-times-paints-portrait-of-kehinde-wiley\/&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/experimentalstudio.ca\/foundations\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2016\/10\/EL137.71.jpg?fit=893%2C1024&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"size-full wp-image-349\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/experimentalstudio.ca\/foundations\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2016\/10\/EL137.71.jpg?resize=1046%2C1200\" alt=\"KEHINDE WILEY, \u201cTwo Heroic Sisters of the Grassland,\u201d 2011 (oil on canvas). http:\/\/www.culturetype.com\/2015\/02\/15\/new-york-times-paints-portrait-of-kehinde-wiley\/\" width=\"1046\" height=\"1200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/experimentalstudio.ca\/foundations\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2016\/10\/EL137.71.jpg?w=1046&amp;ssl=1 1046w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/experimentalstudio.ca\/foundations\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2016\/10\/EL137.71.jpg?resize=262%2C300&amp;ssl=1 262w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/experimentalstudio.ca\/foundations\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2016\/10\/EL137.71.jpg?resize=768%2C881&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/experimentalstudio.ca\/foundations\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2016\/10\/EL137.71.jpg?resize=893%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 893w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/experimentalstudio.ca\/foundations\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2016\/10\/EL137.71.jpg?resize=863%2C990&amp;ssl=1 863w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/experimentalstudio.ca\/foundations\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2016\/10\/EL137.71.jpg?resize=94%2C108&amp;ssl=1 94w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-349\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">KEHINDE WILEY, \u201cTwo Heroic Sisters of the Grassland,\u201d 2011 (oil on canvas). http:\/\/www.culturetype.com\/2015\/02\/15\/new-york-times-paints-portrait-of-kehinde-wiley\/<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/dHx4lFPqPiI?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-CA&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n<h2><strong>Pulitzer Prize-winning, Dominican-American author: Junot D\u00edaz:<\/strong><\/h2>\n<h3>\u00a0<\/h3>\n<h3>&#8220;I<strong> don\u2019t trust our politicians. I don\u2019t trust our mainstream religious figures. I don\u2019t trust our business leaders. I don\u2019t trust any of the sort of folks who already have power and have already shown us how little they can do for us, and they\u2019re showing us their cowardice and their avarice \u2014 I don\u2019t trust any of those people. But I do trust in the collective genius of all the people who have survived these wicked systems. I trust in that. I think from the bottom will the genius come that makes our ability to live with each other possible. I believe that with all my heart.&#8221;<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Kehinde Wiley, Naomi and her Daughters, 2013, oil on canvas, 108&#215;90 inches https:\/\/artotterblog.blogspot.ca\/2015\/02\/black-history-month-kehinde-wiley.html<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_351\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-351\" style=\"width: 1058px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"351\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/experimentalstudio.ca\/foundations\/2016\/10\/14\/contemporary-figure-painting\/terence\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/experimentalstudio.ca\/foundations\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2016\/10\/Terence.jpg?fit=1058%2C1400&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1058,1400\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"terence\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Terence Nance III, 2011, Oil on canvas 28&amp;#8243; x 21.5&amp;#8243;  http:\/\/kehindewiley.com\/works\/selected-work-2011\/&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/experimentalstudio.ca\/foundations\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2016\/10\/Terence.jpg?fit=774%2C1024&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"size-full wp-image-351\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/experimentalstudio.ca\/foundations\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2016\/10\/Terence.jpg?resize=1058%2C1400\" alt=\"Terence Nance III, 2011, Oil on canvas 28&quot; x 21.5&quot; http:\/\/kehindewiley.com\/works\/selected-work-2011\/\" width=\"1058\" height=\"1400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/experimentalstudio.ca\/foundations\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2016\/10\/Terence.jpg?w=1058&amp;ssl=1 1058w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/experimentalstudio.ca\/foundations\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2016\/10\/Terence.jpg?resize=227%2C300&amp;ssl=1 227w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/experimentalstudio.ca\/foundations\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2016\/10\/Terence.jpg?resize=768%2C1017&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/experimentalstudio.ca\/foundations\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2016\/10\/Terence.jpg?resize=774%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 774w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/experimentalstudio.ca\/foundations\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2016\/10\/Terence.jpg?resize=863%2C1142&amp;ssl=1 863w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/experimentalstudio.ca\/foundations\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2016\/10\/Terence.jpg?resize=82%2C108&amp;ssl=1 82w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-351\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Terence Nance III, 2011, Oil on canvas 28&#8243; x 21.5&#8243; http:\/\/kehindewiley.com\/works\/selected-work-2011\/<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"352\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/experimentalstudio.ca\/foundations\/2016\/10\/14\/contemporary-figure-painting\/saintgeorgeandthedragon\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/experimentalstudio.ca\/foundations\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2016\/10\/SaintGeorgeAndTheDragon.jpg?fit=1400%2C1328&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1400,1328\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;14&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;IQ180&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1445365686&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;80&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;50&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.0099999735869689&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"saintgeorgeandthedragon\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Saint George and the Dragon, 2015, Kehinde Wiley, American, b. 1977, oil on canvas, 114 x 108 in. http:\/\/knkx.org\/post\/now-showing-seattle-art-museum-kehinde-wiley-s-personal-history-color&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/experimentalstudio.ca\/foundations\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2016\/10\/SaintGeorgeAndTheDragon.jpg?fit=1024%2C972&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"size-full wp-image-352\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/experimentalstudio.ca\/foundations\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2016\/10\/SaintGeorgeAndTheDragon.jpg?resize=1400%2C1328\" alt=\"Saint George and the Dragon, 2015, Kehinde Wiley, American, b. 1977, oil on canvas, 114 x 108 in. http:\/\/knkx.org\/post\/now-showing-seattle-art-museum-kehinde-wiley-s-personal-history-color\" width=\"1400\" height=\"1328\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/experimentalstudio.ca\/foundations\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2016\/10\/SaintGeorgeAndTheDragon.jpg?w=1400&amp;ssl=1 1400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/experimentalstudio.ca\/foundations\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2016\/10\/SaintGeorgeAndTheDragon.jpg?resize=300%2C285&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/experimentalstudio.ca\/foundations\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2016\/10\/SaintGeorgeAndTheDragon.jpg?resize=768%2C729&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/experimentalstudio.ca\/foundations\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2016\/10\/SaintGeorgeAndTheDragon.jpg?resize=1024%2C972&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/experimentalstudio.ca\/foundations\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2016\/10\/SaintGeorgeAndTheDragon.jpg?resize=863%2C819&amp;ssl=1 863w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/experimentalstudio.ca\/foundations\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2016\/10\/SaintGeorgeAndTheDragon.jpg?resize=114%2C108&amp;ssl=1 114w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;He often references\u00a0<a class=\"mw-redirect\" title=\"Old Masters\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Old_Masters\">Old Masters<\/a>\u00a0paintings for the pose of the figure.<sup id=\"cite_ref-5\" class=\"reference\"><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Kehinde_Wiley#cite_note-5\">[5]<\/a><\/sup>\u00a0Wiley\u2019s paintings often blur the boundaries between traditional and contemporary modes of representation. Rendered in a realistic mode\u2014while making references to specific\u00a0<a title=\"Old Master\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Old_Master\">Old Master<\/a>\u00a0paintings\u2014Wiley creates a fusion of period styles, ranging from French\u00a0<a title=\"Rococo\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Rococo\">Rococo<\/a>, Islamic architecture and West African textile design to urban\u00a0<a title=\"Hip hop\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Hip_hop\">hip hop<\/a>\u00a0and the &#8220;Sea Foam Green&#8221; of a\u00a0<a title=\"Martha Stewart\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Martha_Stewart\">Martha Stewart<\/a>\u00a0Interiors color swatch. Wiley&#8217;s slightly larger than life size figures are depicted in a heroic manner, as their poses connote power and spiritual awakening. Wiley\u2019s portrayal of masculinity is filtered through these poses of power and spirituality.&#8221;https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Kehinde_Wiley<\/p>\n<h2>&#8220;I\u2019m a child of blackness. Blackness was not meant to survive, and we have survived. And we have thrived. And we\u2019ve given this world more genius than we have ever received.&#8221;<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Junot Diaz<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><strong>Hernan Bas<\/strong> (American painter)\u00a0&#8220;His work indulges in the production of romantic, melancholic and old world imagery, and makes reference to Wilde, Huysmans and other writers of the Aesthetic and Decadent period in literature.&#8221; From\u00a0https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Hernan_Bas<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_282\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-282\" style=\"width: 923px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"282\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/experimentalstudio.ca\/foundations\/2016\/10\/14\/contemporary-figure-painting\/46037-1416271795-ggcropped\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/experimentalstudio.ca\/foundations\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2016\/09\/46037-1416271795-GGcropped.jpg?fit=923%2C1238&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"923,1238\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;5&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;DMC-GH2&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1416337910&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;32&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;400&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.125&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"46037-1416271795-ggcropped\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt; Hernan Bas&lt;br \/&gt;\nGregory grinning (The Smiths, 1983)&lt;br \/&gt;\nAcrylic and metal foil on linen&lt;br \/&gt;\n40 x 30 in (101.6 x 76.2 cm)&lt;br \/&gt;\n2014&lt;br \/&gt;\nhttps:\/\/paddle8.com\/artists\/hernan-bas\/&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/experimentalstudio.ca\/foundations\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2016\/09\/46037-1416271795-GGcropped.jpg?fit=763%2C1024&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"size-full wp-image-282\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/experimentalstudio.ca\/foundations\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2016\/09\/46037-1416271795-GGcropped.jpg?resize=923%2C1238\" alt=\" Hernan Bas Gregory grinning (The Smiths, 1983) Acrylic and metal foil on linen 40 x 30 in (101.6 x 76.2 cm) 2014 https:\/\/paddle8.com\/artists\/hernan-bas\/ \" width=\"923\" height=\"1238\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/experimentalstudio.ca\/foundations\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2016\/09\/46037-1416271795-GGcropped.jpg?w=923&amp;ssl=1 923w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/experimentalstudio.ca\/foundations\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2016\/09\/46037-1416271795-GGcropped.jpg?resize=224%2C300&amp;ssl=1 224w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/experimentalstudio.ca\/foundations\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2016\/09\/46037-1416271795-GGcropped.jpg?resize=768%2C1030&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/experimentalstudio.ca\/foundations\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2016\/09\/46037-1416271795-GGcropped.jpg?resize=763%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 763w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/experimentalstudio.ca\/foundations\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2016\/09\/46037-1416271795-GGcropped.jpg?resize=863%2C1158&amp;ssl=1 863w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/experimentalstudio.ca\/foundations\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2016\/09\/46037-1416271795-GGcropped.jpg?resize=81%2C108&amp;ssl=1 81w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 923px) 100vw, 923px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-282\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Hernan Bas<br \/>Gregory grinning (The Smiths, 1983)<br \/>Acrylic and metal foil on linen<br \/>40 x 30 in (101.6 x 76.2 cm)<br \/>2014<br \/>https:\/\/paddle8.com\/artists\/hernan-bas\/<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/fHDKvWpPW6s?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-CA&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Captured at various thresholds \u2013 between youth and adulthood, innocence and experience, public and private realms \u2013 and situated within a shifting terrain of interior and exterior spaces, the figures in Hernan Bas\u2019 paintings are charged with potential.\u00a0Bringing to mind poles of intellect and physicality, the androgynous young men in these paintings engage in rituals of courtship, love and death that seem to be based on a theatrical exaggeration of emotion.-<a href=\"http:\/\/www.victoria-miro.com\/artists\/3-hernan-bas\/\"> Victoria Miro<\/a><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_281\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-281\" style=\"width: 1868px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"281\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/experimentalstudio.ca\/foundations\/2016\/10\/14\/contemporary-figure-painting\/p1762h16edun04n81nk4ck310sb3\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/experimentalstudio.ca\/foundations\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2016\/09\/p1762h16edun04n81nk4ck310sb3.jpg?fit=1868%2C2380&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1868,2380\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"p1762h16edun04n81nk4ck310sb3\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt; Hernan Bas&lt;br \/&gt;\nUnknown poet in a bramble (he hated nature themes), &lt;\/p&gt;\n&lt;p&gt;Acrylic, silk screen and genuine gold leaf on linen&lt;br \/&gt;\n14 x 11 x 2 in (35.56 x 27.94 x 5.08 cm)&lt;br \/&gt;\n2012&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/experimentalstudio.ca\/foundations\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2016\/09\/p1762h16edun04n81nk4ck310sb3.jpg?fit=804%2C1024&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"size-full wp-image-281\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/experimentalstudio.ca\/foundations\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2016\/09\/p1762h16edun04n81nk4ck310sb3.jpg?resize=1868%2C2380\" alt=\" Hernan Bas Unknown poet in a bramble (he hated nature themes), Acrylic, silk screen and genuine gold leaf on linen 14 x 11 x 2 in (35.56 x 27.94 x 5.08 cm) 2012\" width=\"1868\" height=\"2380\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/experimentalstudio.ca\/foundations\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2016\/09\/p1762h16edun04n81nk4ck310sb3.jpg?w=1868&amp;ssl=1 1868w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/experimentalstudio.ca\/foundations\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2016\/09\/p1762h16edun04n81nk4ck310sb3.jpg?resize=235%2C300&amp;ssl=1 235w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/experimentalstudio.ca\/foundations\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2016\/09\/p1762h16edun04n81nk4ck310sb3.jpg?resize=768%2C979&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/experimentalstudio.ca\/foundations\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2016\/09\/p1762h16edun04n81nk4ck310sb3.jpg?resize=804%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 804w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/experimentalstudio.ca\/foundations\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2016\/09\/p1762h16edun04n81nk4ck310sb3.jpg?resize=863%2C1100&amp;ssl=1 863w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/experimentalstudio.ca\/foundations\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2016\/09\/p1762h16edun04n81nk4ck310sb3.jpg?resize=85%2C108&amp;ssl=1 85w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-281\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Hernan Bas<br \/>Unknown poet in a bramble (he hated nature themes),<br \/>Acrylic, silk screen and genuine gold leaf on linen<br \/>14 x 11 x 2 in (35.56 x 27.94 x 5.08 cm)<br \/>2012<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_316\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-316\" style=\"width: 1366px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"316\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/experimentalstudio.ca\/foundations\/2016\/10\/14\/contemporary-figure-painting\/ob_b1ad11_img-4248\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/experimentalstudio.ca\/foundations\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2016\/09\/ob_b1ad11_img-4248.jpg?fit=1366%2C1600&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1366,1600\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"ob_b1ad11_img-4248\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Hernan Bas&lt;br \/&gt;\nThe Sunday Snail Race&lt;br \/&gt;\nAcrylic on linen&lt;br \/&gt;\n213,4 x 182,9 cm&lt;br \/&gt;\n84 x 72 inches&lt;br \/&gt;\n2015&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/experimentalstudio.ca\/foundations\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2016\/09\/ob_b1ad11_img-4248.jpg?fit=874%2C1024&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"wp-image-316 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/experimentalstudio.ca\/foundations\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2016\/09\/ob_b1ad11_img-4248.jpg?resize=1366%2C1600\" alt=\"Hernan Bas The Sunday Snail Race Acrylic on linen 213,4 x 182,9 cm 84 x 72 inches 2015\" width=\"1366\" height=\"1600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/experimentalstudio.ca\/foundations\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2016\/09\/ob_b1ad11_img-4248.jpg?w=1366&amp;ssl=1 1366w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/experimentalstudio.ca\/foundations\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2016\/09\/ob_b1ad11_img-4248.jpg?resize=256%2C300&amp;ssl=1 256w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/experimentalstudio.ca\/foundations\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2016\/09\/ob_b1ad11_img-4248.jpg?resize=768%2C900&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/experimentalstudio.ca\/foundations\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2016\/09\/ob_b1ad11_img-4248.jpg?resize=874%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 874w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/experimentalstudio.ca\/foundations\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2016\/09\/ob_b1ad11_img-4248.jpg?resize=863%2C1011&amp;ssl=1 863w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/experimentalstudio.ca\/foundations\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2016\/09\/ob_b1ad11_img-4248.jpg?resize=92%2C108&amp;ssl=1 92w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-316\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Hernan Bas<br \/>The Sunday Snail Race<br \/>Acrylic on linen<br \/>213,4 x 182,9 cm<br \/>84 x 72 inches<br \/>2015 <br \/>http:\/\/www.actuart.org\/2015\/11\/expo-peinture-contemporaine-hernan-bas-fruits-and-flowers.html<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mickalenethomas.com\/works\/paintings\/VpWEvh8AAC8VIrT-\">See the Paitings of Mickalene Thomas<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Mickalene Thomas explores notions of beauty particularly in relation to African American women with her photographs, collages, and paintings. Her portraits are informed by the long tradition of portraiture in western art history, the more recent pin-up images of the 1960&#8217;s and 70&#8217;s, and by her own mother, a former model, who often models for Thomas. They address questions of artifice, femininity, strength, and glamour. In this work for PS1&#8217;s lobby, Thomas presents three women in an ornate setting, composed in a direct homage to Manet&#8217;s <em>Le D\u00e9jeuner Sur L&#8217;herbe<\/em>, 1863. The sitters exude intense confidence and sensuality amplified by Thomas&#8217; patterned and collaged treatment. &#8221; MOMA PS1<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mickalenethomas.com\/works\/paintings\/VpWEvh8AAC8VIrT-\">https:\/\/www.mickalenethomas.com\/works\/paintings\/VpWEvh8AAC8VIrT-<\/a><\/p>\n<div id=\"block-9f6721b1-d36f-48b0-971e-3772dede026c\" class=\"wp-block editor-block-list__block block-editor-block-list__block is-hovered\" tabindex=\"0\" data-type=\"core\/image\" aria-label=\"Block: Image\">\n<div class=\"editor-block-list__block-edit block-editor-block-list__block-edit\">\n<div data-block=\"9f6721b1-d36f-48b0-971e-3772dede026c\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\">\n<div>\n<div class=\"components-resizable-box__container\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/experimentalstudio.ca\/foundations\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/02\/E-17695-1.jpg?fit=863%2C580&amp;ssl=1\" alt=\"This image has an empty alt attribute; its file name is E-17695-1.jpg\" \/><\/div>\n<div class=\"__resizable_base__\">\u00a0<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"editor-rich-text block-editor-rich-text\">\n<div class=\"editor-rich-text block-editor-rich-text\">\u00a0<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<figcaption class=\"rich-text editor-rich-text__editable block-editor-rich-text__editable\" role=\"textbox\" contenteditable=\"true\" aria-multiline=\"true\" aria-label=\"Write caption\u2026\">Mickalene Thomas,\u00a0<em>Le Dejeuner sur l\u2019herbe: Les trois femmes noires\u00a0<\/em>(detail), 2010. Rhinestones, acrylic, and enamel on wood panel, 304.8 x 731.5 cm. The Rachel and Jean-Pierre Lehmann Collection\u00a0\u00a9 Mickalene Thomas<\/figcaption>\n<\/figure>\n<div class=\"components-drop-zone\">\u00a0<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"block-d0e4edf9-7dbc-4762-ae49-90242b407d70\" class=\"wp-block editor-block-list__block block-editor-block-list__block\" tabindex=\"0\" data-type=\"core\/image\" aria-label=\"Block: Image\">\n<div class=\"editor-block-list__insertion-point block-editor-block-list__insertion-point\">\n<div class=\"editor-block-list__insertion-point-inserter block-editor-block-list__insertion-point-inserter\" tabindex=\"-1\">\n<div class=\"editor-inserter block-editor-inserter\">\u00a0<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"components-drop-zone editor-block-drop-zone block-editor-block-drop-zone\">\u00a0<\/div>\n<div class=\"editor-block-list__block-edit block-editor-block-list__block-edit\">\n<div data-block=\"d0e4edf9-7dbc-4762-ae49-90242b407d70\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<div>\n<div class=\"components-resizable-box__container\">\u00a0<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Click on ABOUT for a video:<a href=\"https:\/\/www.mickalenethomas.com\/about\">https:\/\/www.mickalenethomas.com\/about<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Paintings of black women &#8211; &#8220;Glamorous, assured, sexy subjects&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Claiming a space for black women in iconic images.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Liu Xiaodong<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><strong>In 2008 there was an enourmous earthquake in Sichuan, Beichuan was badly damaged, killing an estimated more than 70,000-90,000 people,<\/strong> see\u00a0https:\/\/www.theatlantic.com\/photo\/2013\/05\/sichuan-earthquake-five-years-later\/100513\/<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Liu Xiaodong (lives and works in Bejing) \u00a0is a painter of modern life, whose large-scale works serve as a kind of history painting for the emerging world. Liu locates the human dimension to such global issues as population displacement, environmental crisis and economic upheaval, but through carefully orchestrated compositions, he walks the line between artifice and reality.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;A leading figure in the \u201cNeo-Realist\u201d movement that emerged in China during the 1990s, Xiadong paints from life \u2014 often in plein air settings \u2014 and has an eye for narrative details, mannerisms, and subtle human interactions.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/experimentalstudio.ca\/foundations\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/02\/bikeliu.jpg?ssl=1\" alt=\"This image has an empty alt attribute; its file name is bikeliu.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Part group portraiture, part near-journalistic documentary, Liu&#8217;s work might make us rethink the simple depiction of informal gatherings&#8221;<\/p>\n<div id=\"block-acde788c-d52f-45dd-9340-f2b414a00c26\" class=\"wp-block editor-block-list__block block-editor-block-list__block\" tabindex=\"0\" data-type=\"core\/image\" aria-label=\"Block: Image\">\n<div class=\"editor-block-list__block-edit block-editor-block-list__block-edit\">\n<div data-block=\"acde788c-d52f-45dd-9340-f2b414a00c26\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\">\n<div>\n<div class=\"components-resizable-box__container\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/experimentalstudio.ca\/foundations\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/02\/Screen-Shot-2020-02-14-at-11.21.48-AM.png?fit=863%2C639&amp;ssl=1\" alt=\"This image has an empty alt attribute; its file name is Screen-Shot-2020-02-14-at-11.21.48-AM.png\" \/><\/div>\n<div class=\"__resizable_base__\">\u00a0<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"editor-rich-text block-editor-rich-text\">\n<div class=\"editor-rich-text block-editor-rich-text\">\u00a0<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<figcaption class=\"rich-text editor-rich-text__editable block-editor-rich-text__editable\" role=\"textbox\" contenteditable=\"true\" aria-multiline=\"true\" aria-label=\"Write caption\u2026\">Out of Beichuan, 2009<\/figcaption>\n<\/figure>\n<div class=\"components-drop-zone\">\u00a0<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"block-a6529557-abe9-41f2-b72c-31f1f65a0e18\" class=\"wp-block editor-block-list__block block-editor-block-list__block\" tabindex=\"0\" data-type=\"core\/freeform\" aria-label=\"Block: Classic Block\">\n<div class=\"editor-block-list__insertion-point block-editor-block-list__insertion-point\">\n<div class=\"editor-block-list__insertion-point-inserter block-editor-block-list__insertion-point-inserter\" tabindex=\"-1\">\n<div class=\"editor-inserter block-editor-inserter\">\u00a0<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"components-drop-zone editor-block-drop-zone block-editor-block-drop-zone\">\u00a0<\/div>\n<div class=\"editor-block-list__block-edit block-editor-block-list__block-edit\">\n<div data-block=\"a6529557-abe9-41f2-b72c-31f1f65a0e18\">\n<div id=\"editor-a6529557-abe9-41f2-b72c-31f1f65a0e18\" class=\"wp-block-freeform block-library-rich-text__tinymce mce-content-body html5-captions mce-edit-focus\" contenteditable=\"true\">\u00a0<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>From: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.phaidon.com\/agenda\/art\/articles\/2013\/july\/25\/chinese-neorealist-to-paint-londoners\/\">https:\/\/www.phaidon.com\/agenda\/art\/articles\/2013\/july\/25\/chinese-neorealist-to-paint-londoners\/<\/a><\/p>\n<h4><strong>Play video &#8211; stop at We Humans are Very Strange Animals: 3.43sec<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/zEkCmrwC81Y?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-CA&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/experimentalstudio.ca\/foundations\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/02\/liu-xiaodong-%E7%94%B5%E8%84%91%E9%A2%86%E8%A2%96.jpg?ssl=1\" alt=\"This image has an empty alt attribute; its file name is liu-xiaodong-\u7535\u8111\u9886\u8896.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Title:<i>\u7535\u8111\u9886\u8896, <\/i><span id=\"ctl00_mainContentPlaceHolder_ucArtworkArea_repArtworkDetails_ctl00_ucBasicDetailsControl_artworkYear\">1996<\/span><\/p>\n<p>China\u2019s changes and the changes that globalization has brought to China has lead to very significant changes. My hometown is a very, very small town. But the changes that happened there were also quite significant, including the construction of new buildings, the bankruptcy of a factory and the resulting of many people needing to find new jobs. I wanted to go back to my hometown and see this progress so that I could depict it in a way that represented the changes in China on a larger scale. I had to face the pessimism of a lot people.&#8221; -Liu Xiaodong<\/p>\n<h4>&#8220;I really like going to places that are in chaos or in a not entirely functional\/developed state. I think that these places can more really show people&#8217;s true attitudes, their lives and the environments in which they exist. I see it as an opportunity to break through these circumstances and in a very honestly manner explore their realities. These troubled environments also give me the power to breakthrough my own preconceptions and perspectives of painting through which I can express my own desires.&#8221;-<\/h4>\n<h4>Liu Xiaodong, http:\/\/www.huffingtonpost.com\/john-seed\/liu-xiadong_b_4142462.html<\/h4>\n<figure id=\"attachment_371\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-371\" style=\"width: 1000px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"371\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/experimentalstudio.ca\/foundations\/2016\/10\/14\/contemporary-figure-painting\/20121212115532_4597\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/experimentalstudio.ca\/foundations\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2016\/10\/20121212115532_4597.jpg?fit=1000%2C800&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1000,800\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"20121212115532_4597\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Liu Xiaodong&lt;br \/&gt;\nEast, 2012&lt;\/p&gt;\n&lt;p&gt;Oil on canvas&lt;br \/&gt;\n250 x 300 cm \/ 98 1\/2 x 118 in.&lt;br \/&gt;\nhttp:\/\/www.lissongallery.com\/artists\/liu-xiaodong\/gallery\/3911&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/experimentalstudio.ca\/foundations\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2016\/10\/20121212115532_4597.jpg?fit=1000%2C800&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"size-full wp-image-371\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/experimentalstudio.ca\/foundations\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2016\/10\/20121212115532_4597.jpg?resize=1000%2C800\" alt=\"Liu Xiaodong East, 2012 Oil on canvas 250 x 300 cm \/ 98 1\/2 x 118 in. http:\/\/www.lissongallery.com\/artists\/liu-xiaodong\/gallery\/3911\" width=\"1000\" height=\"800\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/experimentalstudio.ca\/foundations\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2016\/10\/20121212115532_4597.jpg?w=1000&amp;ssl=1 1000w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/experimentalstudio.ca\/foundations\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2016\/10\/20121212115532_4597.jpg?resize=300%2C240&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/experimentalstudio.ca\/foundations\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2016\/10\/20121212115532_4597.jpg?resize=768%2C614&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/experimentalstudio.ca\/foundations\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2016\/10\/20121212115532_4597.jpg?resize=863%2C690&amp;ssl=1 863w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/experimentalstudio.ca\/foundations\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2016\/10\/20121212115532_4597.jpg?resize=135%2C108&amp;ssl=1 135w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-371\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Liu Xiaodong<br \/>East, 2012<br \/>Oil on canvas<br \/>250 x 300 cm \/ 98 1\/2 x 118 in.<br \/>http:\/\/www.lissongallery.com\/artists\/liu-xiaodong\/gallery\/3911<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>He says : \u2018Society and art\u2019, he says, \u2018should be like breathing \u2013 one breathes in and the other breathes out\u2019<\/p>\n<div id=\"ctl00_mainContentPlaceHolder_ucArtworkArea_repArtworkDetails_ctl00_ucBasicDetailsControl_SchemaDiv\">\n<p><strong>Above: Jincheng is a coal town, noted especially for its air pollution.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><strong>Kerry James Marshall<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pbs.org\/video\/art21-identity\/\">Watch the Art 21 Episode on Identity &#8211; where Marshall talks about his work and his references. Begin video from 16.minutes &#8211; 30 minutes.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Kerry James Marshall uses painting, sculptural installations, collage, video, and photography to comment on the history of black identity both in the United States and in Western art. He is well known for paintings that focus on black subjects historically excluded from the artistic canon, and has explored issues of race and history through imagery ranging from abstraction to comics. Marshall said in a 2012 interview with <em>Art + Auction<\/em>that \u201cit is possible to transcend what is perceived to be the limitations of a race-conscious kind of work. It is a limitation only if you accept someone else\u2019s foreclosure from the outside. From\u00a0http:\/\/www.jackshainman.com\/artists\/kerryjames-marshall\/<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_342\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-342\" style=\"width: 1024px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"342\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/experimentalstudio.ca\/foundations\/2016\/10\/14\/contemporary-figure-painting\/larger\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/experimentalstudio.ca\/foundations\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2016\/09\/larger.jpg?fit=1024%2C891&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1024,891\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"larger\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Kerry James Marshall&lt;br \/&gt;\nDe Style&lt;br \/&gt;\n1993&lt;br \/&gt;\nhttps:\/\/d32dm0rphc51dk.cloudfront.net\/imeBS53GeyiGNZWtbhHnhA\/larger.jpg&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/experimentalstudio.ca\/foundations\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2016\/09\/larger.jpg?fit=1024%2C891&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"wp-image-342 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/experimentalstudio.ca\/foundations\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2016\/09\/larger.jpg?resize=1024%2C891\" alt=\"Kerry James Marshall De Style 1993 https:\/\/d32dm0rphc51dk.cloudfront.net\/imeBS53GeyiGNZWtbhHnhA\/larger.jpg\" width=\"1024\" height=\"891\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/experimentalstudio.ca\/foundations\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2016\/09\/larger.jpg?w=1024&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/experimentalstudio.ca\/foundations\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2016\/09\/larger.jpg?resize=300%2C261&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/experimentalstudio.ca\/foundations\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2016\/09\/larger.jpg?resize=768%2C668&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/experimentalstudio.ca\/foundations\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2016\/09\/larger.jpg?resize=863%2C751&amp;ssl=1 863w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/experimentalstudio.ca\/foundations\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2016\/09\/larger.jpg?resize=124%2C108&amp;ssl=1 124w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-342\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Kerry James Marshall<br \/>De Style<br \/>Acrylic and collage on unstretched canvas 104 \u00d7 122 in 264.2 \u00d7 309.9 cm 1993<br \/>https:\/\/d32dm0rphc51dk.cloudfront.net\/imeBS53GeyiGNZWtbhHnhA\/larger.jpg<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Marshall, who was born in Birmingham, Alabama and grew up in the South Central area of Los Angeles, first became aware of the invisibility of black people within what he calls \u201cthe visual field\u201d not by visiting museums but by reading comic books. \u201cThere were no black superheroes,\u201d he recalls. \u201cWhen they did introduce the Black Panther in Fantastic Four [in 1966], I became acutely aware that the black superhero was a strange phenomenon \u2013 an exception to the rule. Then I started noticing the same thing everywhere else. Black figures were never the central subjects in art-history books.\u201d-<span class=\"index-body\">Alastair Sooke<\/span>, Kerry James Marshall: Challenging Racism in Art History http:\/\/www.bbc.com\/culture\/story\/20141023-i-show-black-is-beautiful<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_344\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-344\" style=\"width: 1400px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"344\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/experimentalstudio.ca\/foundations\/2016\/10\/14\/contemporary-figure-painting\/marshall-kj-studio\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/experimentalstudio.ca\/foundations\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2016\/10\/Marshall-KJ-Studio.jpg?fit=1400%2C988&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1400,988\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"marshall-kj-studio\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/experimentalstudio.ca\/foundations\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2016\/10\/Marshall-KJ-Studio.jpg?fit=1024%2C722&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"wp-image-344 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/experimentalstudio.ca\/foundations\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2016\/10\/Marshall-KJ-Studio.jpg?resize=1400%2C988\" width=\"1400\" height=\"988\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/experimentalstudio.ca\/foundations\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2016\/10\/Marshall-KJ-Studio.jpg?w=1400&amp;ssl=1 1400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/experimentalstudio.ca\/foundations\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2016\/10\/Marshall-KJ-Studio.jpg?resize=300%2C212&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/experimentalstudio.ca\/foundations\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2016\/10\/Marshall-KJ-Studio.jpg?resize=768%2C542&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/experimentalstudio.ca\/foundations\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2016\/10\/Marshall-KJ-Studio.jpg?resize=1024%2C722&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/experimentalstudio.ca\/foundations\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2016\/10\/Marshall-KJ-Studio.jpg?resize=863%2C609&amp;ssl=1 863w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/experimentalstudio.ca\/foundations\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2016\/10\/Marshall-KJ-Studio.jpg?resize=153%2C108&amp;ssl=1 153w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-344\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Kerry James Marshall, Untitled (Studio), 2014. Acrylic on PVC panel; 83 1\/2 \u00d7 118 7\/8 in. (211.9 \u00d7 301.8 cm). http:\/\/artistproject.metmuseum.org\/2\/kerry-james-marshall\/<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_345\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-345\" style=\"width: 1348px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"345\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/experimentalstudio.ca\/foundations\/2016\/10\/14\/contemporary-figure-painting\/ct-kerry-james-marshall-mca-20160404\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/experimentalstudio.ca\/foundations\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2016\/10\/ct-kerry-james-marshall-mca-20160404.jpg?fit=1348%2C1400&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1348,1400\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"ct-kerry-james-marshall-mca-20160404\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/experimentalstudio.ca\/foundations\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2016\/10\/ct-kerry-james-marshall-mca-20160404.jpg?fit=986%2C1024&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"wp-image-345 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/experimentalstudio.ca\/foundations\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2016\/10\/ct-kerry-james-marshall-mca-20160404.jpg?resize=1348%2C1400\" width=\"1348\" height=\"1400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/experimentalstudio.ca\/foundations\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2016\/10\/ct-kerry-james-marshall-mca-20160404.jpg?w=1348&amp;ssl=1 1348w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/experimentalstudio.ca\/foundations\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2016\/10\/ct-kerry-james-marshall-mca-20160404.jpg?resize=289%2C300&amp;ssl=1 289w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/experimentalstudio.ca\/foundations\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2016\/10\/ct-kerry-james-marshall-mca-20160404.jpg?resize=768%2C798&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/experimentalstudio.ca\/foundations\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2016\/10\/ct-kerry-james-marshall-mca-20160404.jpg?resize=986%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 986w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/experimentalstudio.ca\/foundations\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2016\/10\/ct-kerry-james-marshall-mca-20160404.jpg?resize=863%2C896&amp;ssl=1 863w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/experimentalstudio.ca\/foundations\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2016\/10\/ct-kerry-james-marshall-mca-20160404.jpg?resize=104%2C108&amp;ssl=1 104w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-345\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Kerry James Marshall, Untitled (Painter), 2009. Acrylic on PVC; 44 5\/8 x 43 1\/8 x 3 7\/8 in. (113.4 x 109.5 x 9.8 cm). https:\/\/mcachicago.org\/Exhibitions\/2016\/Kerry-James-Marshall<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&#8220;Unapologetically self-absorbed, Freud embodied a notion that comes to us from the Renaissance, and which has been attributed to Leonardo da Vinci: &#8220;Every artist paints himself.&#8221; Freud remained aloof from his sitters, a rapport that comes through in his work, referring to the work as &#8220;purely autobiographical&#8221; and the people he painted as merely the vehicle for figurative innovations: &#8220;I use the people to invent my pictures with, and I can work more freely when they are there.&#8221;- http:\/\/www.theartstory.org\/artist-freud-lucian.htm<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_273\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-273\" style=\"width: 1578px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"273\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/experimentalstudio.ca\/foundations\/2016\/10\/14\/contemporary-figure-painting\/gdk695482\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/experimentalstudio.ca\/foundations\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2016\/09\/Lucian-Freud_Painter-Working-Reflection.jpg?fit=1578%2C2117&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1578,2117\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;www.bridgemanart.com&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;GDK695482 Painter Working, Reflection, 1993 (oil on canvas) by Freud, Lucian (1922-2011); 101.2x81.7 cm; Private Collection; PERMISSION REQUIRED FOR NON EDITORIAL USAGE,PERMISSION REQUIRED TO LICENSE MORE THAN FIVE IMAGES BY THIS ARTIST IN A SINGLE PUBLICATION; CANNOT BE LICENSED FOR PRINTS OR POSTERS; English,  in copyright\\r\\rPLEASE NOTE: This image is protected by artist&#039;s copyright which needs to be cleared by you. If you require assistance in clearing permission we will be pleased to help you. In addition, we work with the owner of the image to clear permission. If you wish to reproduce this image, please inform us so we can clear permission for you.&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1278420578&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;Copyright: www.bridgemanart.com&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;GDK695482&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"GDK695482\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Lucian Freud&lt;br \/&gt;\nPainter Working, Reflection&lt;br \/&gt;\noil on canvas&lt;br \/&gt;\n101.2&amp;#215;81.7 cm&lt;br \/&gt;\n1993(1922-2011)&lt;br \/&gt;\nhttps:\/\/badcactus.org\/2016\/07\/13\/bootless-at-the-gates-of-hell\/&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/experimentalstudio.ca\/foundations\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2016\/09\/Lucian-Freud_Painter-Working-Reflection.jpg?fit=763%2C1024&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"size-full wp-image-273\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/experimentalstudio.ca\/foundations\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2016\/09\/Lucian-Freud_Painter-Working-Reflection.jpg?resize=1578%2C2117\" alt=\"Lucian Freud Painter Working, Reflection oil on canvas 101.2x81.7 cm 1993(1922-2011) https:\/\/badcactus.org\/2016\/07\/13\/bootless-at-the-gates-of-hell\/\" width=\"1578\" height=\"2117\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/experimentalstudio.ca\/foundations\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2016\/09\/Lucian-Freud_Painter-Working-Reflection.jpg?w=1578&amp;ssl=1 1578w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/experimentalstudio.ca\/foundations\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2016\/09\/Lucian-Freud_Painter-Working-Reflection.jpg?resize=224%2C300&amp;ssl=1 224w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/experimentalstudio.ca\/foundations\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2016\/09\/Lucian-Freud_Painter-Working-Reflection.jpg?resize=768%2C1030&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/experimentalstudio.ca\/foundations\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2016\/09\/Lucian-Freud_Painter-Working-Reflection.jpg?resize=763%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 763w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/experimentalstudio.ca\/foundations\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2016\/09\/Lucian-Freud_Painter-Working-Reflection.jpg?resize=863%2C1158&amp;ssl=1 863w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/experimentalstudio.ca\/foundations\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2016\/09\/Lucian-Freud_Painter-Working-Reflection.jpg?resize=81%2C108&amp;ssl=1 81w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-273\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Lucian Freud<br \/>Painter Working, Reflection<br \/>oil on canvas<br \/>101.2&#215;81.7 cm<br \/>1993(1922-2011)<br \/>https:\/\/badcactus.org\/2016\/07\/13\/bootless-at-the-gates-of-hell\/<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong>&#8220;Lucien Freud<\/strong> -(Grandson of Sigmumd Freud) British painter and draughtsman. Freud spent most of his career in Paddington, London, an inner-city area whose seediness is reflected in Freud&#8217;s often sombre and moody interiors and cityscapes. In the 1940s he was principally interested in drawing, especially the face.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;By the late 1950s brushmarks became spatial as he began to describe the face and body in terms of shape and structure, and often in female nudes the brushstrokes help to suggest shape. Throughout his career Freud&#8217;s palette remained distinctly muted.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;A close relationship with sitters was often important for Freud. His mother sat for an extensive series in the early 1970s after she was widowed, and his daughters Bella and Esther modelled nude, together and individually.&#8221; From\u00a0http:\/\/www.tate.org.uk\/art\/artists\/lucian-freud-1120<\/p>\n<p>See the somewhat hilarious documentary about Lucien Freud made for the BBC by a journalist who stalked the artist for years, including details about food eaten, eg: &#8220;a glass of burgundy and half a roast partridge&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"274\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/experimentalstudio.ca\/foundations\/2016\/10\/14\/contemporary-figure-painting\/display_image-php\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/experimentalstudio.ca\/foundations\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2016\/09\/display_image.php_.jpeg?fit=918%2C1118&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"918,1118\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"display_image-php\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Lucian Freud&lt;br \/&gt;\nNight Portrait, Face Down&lt;br \/&gt;\nOil on Canvas&lt;br \/&gt;\n1999-2000&lt;br \/&gt;\nhttp:\/\/pictify.saatchigallery.com\/633914\/night-portrait-face-down-lucian-freud-wikipaintingsorg&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/experimentalstudio.ca\/foundations\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2016\/09\/display_image.php_.jpeg?fit=841%2C1024&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"size-full wp-image-274\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/experimentalstudio.ca\/foundations\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2016\/09\/display_image.php_.jpeg?resize=918%2C1118\" alt=\"Lucian Freud Night Portrait, Face Down Oil on Canvas 1999-2000 http:\/\/pictify.saatchigallery.com\/633914\/night-portrait-face-down-lucian-freud-wikipaintingsorg\" width=\"918\" height=\"1118\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/experimentalstudio.ca\/foundations\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2016\/09\/display_image.php_.jpeg?w=918&amp;ssl=1 918w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/experimentalstudio.ca\/foundations\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2016\/09\/display_image.php_.jpeg?resize=246%2C300&amp;ssl=1 246w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/experimentalstudio.ca\/foundations\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2016\/09\/display_image.php_.jpeg?resize=768%2C935&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/experimentalstudio.ca\/foundations\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2016\/09\/display_image.php_.jpeg?resize=841%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 841w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/experimentalstudio.ca\/foundations\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2016\/09\/display_image.php_.jpeg?resize=863%2C1051&amp;ssl=1 863w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/experimentalstudio.ca\/foundations\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2016\/09\/display_image.php_.jpeg?resize=89%2C108&amp;ssl=1 89w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 918px) 100vw, 918px\" \/>Lucian Freud<br \/>Night Portrait, Face Down<br \/>Oil on Canvas<br \/>1999-2000<br \/>http:\/\/pictify.saatchigallery.com\/633914\/night-portrait-face-down-lucian-freud-wikipaintingsorg<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><b>Jenny Saville<\/b> is a contemporary British painter associated with the <a title=\"Young British Artists\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Young_British_Artists\">Young British Artists<\/a>.<sup id=\"cite_ref-RA_1-0\" class=\"reference\"><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Jenny_Saville#cite_note-RA-1\">[1]<\/a><\/sup> She is known for her large-scale painted depictions of <a class=\"mw-redirect\" title=\"Nudity in art\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Nudity_in_art\">nude women<\/a>. Saville works and lives in <a title=\"Oxford\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Oxford\">Oxford<\/a>, England.<span style=\"font-size: 13.3333px;\">\u00a0 From\u00a0https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Jenny_Saville<\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_280\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-280\" style=\"width: 1500px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"280\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/experimentalstudio.ca\/foundations\/2016\/10\/14\/contemporary-figure-painting\/an_60482003-read-only\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/experimentalstudio.ca\/foundations\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2016\/09\/AN_60482003-Read-Only.jpg?fit=1500%2C1000&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1500,1000\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"an_60482003-read-only\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Jenny Saville&lt;br \/&gt;\nFulcrum&lt;br \/&gt;\n1999&lt;br \/&gt;\nOil on canvas (triptych)&lt;br \/&gt;\n261.6 x 487.7 cm  103 x 193&amp;#8221;&lt;br \/&gt;\nhttp:\/\/www.standard.co.uk\/goingout\/exhibitions\/jenny-saville-for-the-love-of-rubens-9979500.html&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/experimentalstudio.ca\/foundations\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2016\/09\/AN_60482003-Read-Only.jpg?fit=1024%2C683&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"size-full wp-image-280\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/experimentalstudio.ca\/foundations\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2016\/09\/AN_60482003-Read-Only.jpg?resize=1500%2C1000\" alt=\"Jenny Saville Fulcrum 1999 Oil on canvas (triptych) 261.6 x 487.7 cm 103 x 193'' http:\/\/www.standard.co.uk\/goingout\/exhibitions\/jenny-saville-for-the-love-of-rubens-9979500.html\" width=\"1500\" height=\"1000\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/experimentalstudio.ca\/foundations\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2016\/09\/AN_60482003-Read-Only.jpg?w=1500&amp;ssl=1 1500w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/experimentalstudio.ca\/foundations\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2016\/09\/AN_60482003-Read-Only.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/experimentalstudio.ca\/foundations\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2016\/09\/AN_60482003-Read-Only.jpg?resize=768%2C512&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/experimentalstudio.ca\/foundations\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2016\/09\/AN_60482003-Read-Only.jpg?resize=1024%2C683&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/experimentalstudio.ca\/foundations\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2016\/09\/AN_60482003-Read-Only.jpg?resize=863%2C575&amp;ssl=1 863w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/experimentalstudio.ca\/foundations\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2016\/09\/AN_60482003-Read-Only.jpg?resize=162%2C108&amp;ssl=1 162w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-280\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Jenny Saville<br \/>Fulcrum<br \/>1999<br \/>Oil on canvas (triptych)<br \/>261.6 x 487.7 cm 103 x 193&#8221;<br \/>http:\/\/www.standard.co.uk\/goingout\/exhibitions\/jenny-saville-for-the-love-of-rubens-9979500.html<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Video of Jenny Saville discussing her interest in women&#8217;s bodies as a subject in her painting:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=MgXNp8ToVHk\"><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/MgXNp8ToVHk?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-CA&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_278\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-278\" style=\"width: 3600px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"278\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/experimentalstudio.ca\/foundations\/2016\/10\/14\/contemporary-figure-painting\/3fcd7a4fa7a85fbe46697e7f2a024b50\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/experimentalstudio.ca\/foundations\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2016\/09\/3fcd7a4fa7a85fbe46697e7f2a024b50.jpg?fit=3600%2C2716&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"3600,2716\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"3fcd7a4fa7a85fbe46697e7f2a024b50\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Jenny Saville&lt;br \/&gt;\nHyphen&lt;br \/&gt;\noil on canvas, 108 \u00d7 144 inches (274.3 \u00d7 365.8 cm)&lt;br \/&gt;\n1999&lt;br \/&gt;\nhttp:\/\/www.artnet.com\/magazineus\/reviews\/cronin\/jenny-saville-norton-museum1-5-12_detail.asp?picnum=3&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/experimentalstudio.ca\/foundations\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2016\/09\/3fcd7a4fa7a85fbe46697e7f2a024b50.jpg?fit=1024%2C773&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"size-full wp-image-278\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/experimentalstudio.ca\/foundations\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2016\/09\/3fcd7a4fa7a85fbe46697e7f2a024b50.jpg?resize=3600%2C2716\" alt=\"Jenny Saville Hyphen oil on canvas, 108 \u00d7 144 inches (274.3 \u00d7 365.8 cm) 1999 http:\/\/www.artnet.com\/magazineus\/reviews\/cronin\/jenny-saville-norton-museum1-5-12_detail.asp?picnum=3\" width=\"3600\" height=\"2716\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/experimentalstudio.ca\/foundations\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2016\/09\/3fcd7a4fa7a85fbe46697e7f2a024b50.jpg?w=3600&amp;ssl=1 3600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/experimentalstudio.ca\/foundations\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2016\/09\/3fcd7a4fa7a85fbe46697e7f2a024b50.jpg?resize=300%2C226&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/experimentalstudio.ca\/foundations\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2016\/09\/3fcd7a4fa7a85fbe46697e7f2a024b50.jpg?resize=768%2C579&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/experimentalstudio.ca\/foundations\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2016\/09\/3fcd7a4fa7a85fbe46697e7f2a024b50.jpg?resize=1024%2C773&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/experimentalstudio.ca\/foundations\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2016\/09\/3fcd7a4fa7a85fbe46697e7f2a024b50.jpg?resize=863%2C651&amp;ssl=1 863w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/experimentalstudio.ca\/foundations\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2016\/09\/3fcd7a4fa7a85fbe46697e7f2a024b50.jpg?resize=143%2C108&amp;ssl=1 143w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/experimentalstudio.ca\/foundations\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2016\/09\/3fcd7a4fa7a85fbe46697e7f2a024b50.jpg?w=2000 2000w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/experimentalstudio.ca\/foundations\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2016\/09\/3fcd7a4fa7a85fbe46697e7f2a024b50.jpg?w=3000 3000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-278\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Jenny Saville<br \/>Hyphen<br \/>oil on canvas, 108 \u00d7 144 inches (274.3 \u00d7 365.8 cm)<br \/>1999<br \/>http:\/\/www.artnet.com\/magazineus\/reviews\/cronin\/jenny-saville-norton-museum1-5-12_detail.asp?picnum=3<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_276\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-276\" style=\"width: 886px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"276\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/experimentalstudio.ca\/foundations\/2016\/10\/14\/contemporary-figure-painting\/saville-stare\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/experimentalstudio.ca\/foundations\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2016\/09\/saville-stare.jpg?fit=886%2C1080&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"886,1080\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"saville-stare\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Jenny Saville&lt;br \/&gt;\nStare&lt;br \/&gt;\noil on canvas&lt;br \/&gt;\n120 x 98 1\/2 in. (304.8&lt;br \/&gt;\nx 250.19 cm)&lt;br \/&gt;\n2004-05&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/experimentalstudio.ca\/foundations\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2016\/09\/saville-stare.jpg?fit=840%2C1024&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"size-full wp-image-276\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/experimentalstudio.ca\/foundations\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2016\/09\/saville-stare.jpg?resize=886%2C1080\" alt=\"Jenny Saville Stare oil on canvas 120 x 98 1\/2 in. (304.8 x 250.19 cm) 2004-05\" width=\"886\" height=\"1080\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/experimentalstudio.ca\/foundations\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2016\/09\/saville-stare.jpg?w=886&amp;ssl=1 886w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/experimentalstudio.ca\/foundations\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2016\/09\/saville-stare.jpg?resize=246%2C300&amp;ssl=1 246w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/experimentalstudio.ca\/foundations\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2016\/09\/saville-stare.jpg?resize=768%2C936&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/experimentalstudio.ca\/foundations\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2016\/09\/saville-stare.jpg?resize=840%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 840w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/experimentalstudio.ca\/foundations\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2016\/09\/saville-stare.jpg?resize=863%2C1052&amp;ssl=1 863w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/experimentalstudio.ca\/foundations\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2016\/09\/saville-stare.jpg?resize=89%2C108&amp;ssl=1 89w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 886px) 100vw, 886px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-276\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Jenny Saville<br \/>Stare<br \/>oil on canvas<br \/>120 x 98 1\/2 in. (304.8<br \/>x 250.19 cm)<br \/>2004-05<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_279\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-279\" style=\"width: 2048px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"279\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/experimentalstudio.ca\/foundations\/2016\/10\/14\/contemporary-figure-painting\/image-8\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/experimentalstudio.ca\/foundations\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2016\/09\/image-7.jpg?fit=2048%2C1544&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"2048,1544\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"image\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Jenny Saville&lt;br \/&gt;\nIntertwine&lt;br \/&gt;\nOil on canvas&lt;br \/&gt;\n86 7\/16 x 114 3\/16 x 2 9\/16 inches&lt;br \/&gt;\n219.5 x 290 x 6.5 cm&lt;br \/&gt;\n2011 &amp;#8211; 2014&lt;br \/&gt;\nhttps:\/\/media.timeout.com\/images\/101612851\/image.jpg&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/experimentalstudio.ca\/foundations\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2016\/09\/image-7.jpg?fit=1024%2C772&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"size-full wp-image-279\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/experimentalstudio.ca\/foundations\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2016\/09\/image-7.jpg?resize=2048%2C1544\" alt=\"Jenny Saville Intertwine Oil on canvas 86 7\/16 x 114 3\/16 x 2 9\/16 inches 219.5 x 290 x 6.5 cm 2011 - 2014 https:\/\/media.timeout.com\/images\/101612851\/image.jpg\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1544\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/experimentalstudio.ca\/foundations\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2016\/09\/image-7.jpg?w=2048&amp;ssl=1 2048w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/experimentalstudio.ca\/foundations\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2016\/09\/image-7.jpg?resize=300%2C226&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/experimentalstudio.ca\/foundations\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2016\/09\/image-7.jpg?resize=768%2C579&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/experimentalstudio.ca\/foundations\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2016\/09\/image-7.jpg?resize=1024%2C772&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/experimentalstudio.ca\/foundations\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2016\/09\/image-7.jpg?resize=863%2C651&amp;ssl=1 863w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/experimentalstudio.ca\/foundations\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2016\/09\/image-7.jpg?resize=143%2C108&amp;ssl=1 143w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-279\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Jenny Saville<br \/>Intertwine<br \/>Oil on canvas<br \/>86 7\/16 x 114 3\/16 x 2 9\/16 inches<br \/>219.5 x 290 x 6.5 cm<br \/>2011 &#8211; 2014<br \/>https:\/\/media.timeout.com\/images\/101612851\/image.jpg<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Cecily Brown (UK artist)<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Presenting a world that pulses with excesses and appetites, Cecily Brown explores the breadth of human experience in tactile oil paintings. Broadly inspired by the history of painting\u2014from Rubens and Veronese to the muscular expressionism of Willem de Kooning\u2014Brown\u2019s personal vision transcends classical notions of genre and narrative, freeing subject matter from its original context and positioning it within a new aesthetic reality. &#8221; From\u00a0http:\/\/www.gagosian.com\/artists\/cecily-brown<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_294\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-294\" style=\"width: 1600px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"294\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/experimentalstudio.ca\/foundations\/2016\/10\/14\/contemporary-figure-painting\/untitled-the-beautiful-and-damned-2013-38\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/experimentalstudio.ca\/foundations\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2016\/09\/Untitled-The-Beautiful-and-Damned-2013-38.jpg?fit=1600%2C1019&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1600,1019\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;14&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Robert McKeever&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;Hasselblad H4D-50MS - Hasselblad H4D&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1369223901&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;65&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;50&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;2&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"untitled-the-beautiful-and-damned-2013-38\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Cecily Brown&lt;br \/&gt;\nUntitled (The Beautiful and Damned), 2013&lt;br \/&gt;\nOil on linen&lt;br \/&gt;\n109 \u00d7 171 in&lt;br \/&gt;\n276.9 \u00d7 434.3 cm&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/experimentalstudio.ca\/foundations\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2016\/09\/Untitled-The-Beautiful-and-Damned-2013-38.jpg?fit=1024%2C652&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"size-full wp-image-294\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/experimentalstudio.ca\/foundations\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2016\/09\/Untitled-The-Beautiful-and-Damned-2013-38.jpg?resize=1600%2C1019\" alt=\"Cecily Brown Untitled (The Beautiful and Damned), 2013 Oil on linen 109 \u00d7 171 in 276.9 \u00d7 434.3 cm\" width=\"1600\" height=\"1019\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/experimentalstudio.ca\/foundations\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2016\/09\/Untitled-The-Beautiful-and-Damned-2013-38.jpg?w=1600&amp;ssl=1 1600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/experimentalstudio.ca\/foundations\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2016\/09\/Untitled-The-Beautiful-and-Damned-2013-38.jpg?resize=300%2C191&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/experimentalstudio.ca\/foundations\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2016\/09\/Untitled-The-Beautiful-and-Damned-2013-38.jpg?resize=768%2C489&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/experimentalstudio.ca\/foundations\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2016\/09\/Untitled-The-Beautiful-and-Damned-2013-38.jpg?resize=1024%2C652&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/experimentalstudio.ca\/foundations\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2016\/09\/Untitled-The-Beautiful-and-Damned-2013-38.jpg?resize=863%2C550&amp;ssl=1 863w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/experimentalstudio.ca\/foundations\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2016\/09\/Untitled-The-Beautiful-and-Damned-2013-38.jpg?resize=170%2C108&amp;ssl=1 170w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-294\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Cecily Brown<br \/>Untitled (The Beautiful and Damned), 2013<br \/>Oil on linen<br \/>109 \u00d7 171 in<br \/>276.9 \u00d7 434.3 cm<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&#8220;London-born painter Cecily Brown creates vivid, atmospheric depictions of fragmented bodies, often in erotic positions, that are depicted among swells of color and gesture. Her energetic brushwork and sensual use of paint have earned her comparison to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.artsy.net\/artist\/willem-de-kooning\">Willem de Kooning<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.artsy.net\/artist\/francis-bacon\">Francis Bacon<\/a>. Drawing on a wide-range of art historical references\u2014from 17th-century French <a href=\"https:\/\/www.artsy.net\/gene\/classicism\">Classicism<\/a> to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.artsy.net\/gene\/abstract-expressionism\">Abstract Expressionism&#8221;<\/a>\u00a0From\u00a0https:\/\/www.artsy.net\/artist\/cecily-brown<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_297\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-297\" style=\"width: 900px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"297\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/experimentalstudio.ca\/foundations\/2016\/10\/14\/contemporary-figure-painting\/brown\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/experimentalstudio.ca\/foundations\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2016\/09\/brown.jpg?fit=900%2C926&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"900,926\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Robert McKeever&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"brown\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Cecily Brown&lt;br \/&gt;\nThe river&amp;#8217;s tent is broken&lt;br \/&gt;\noil on linen&lt;br \/&gt;\n67 x 65 inches (170.2 x 165.1 cm)&lt;br \/&gt;\n2014&lt;br \/&gt;\nhttp:\/\/www.gagosian.com\/now\/cecily-brown&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/experimentalstudio.ca\/foundations\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2016\/09\/brown.jpg?fit=900%2C926&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"size-full wp-image-297\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/experimentalstudio.ca\/foundations\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2016\/09\/brown.jpg?resize=900%2C926\" alt=\"Cecily Brown The river's tent is broken oil on linen 67 x 65 inches (170.2 x 165.1 cm) 2014 http:\/\/www.gagosian.com\/now\/cecily-brown\" width=\"900\" height=\"926\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/experimentalstudio.ca\/foundations\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2016\/09\/brown.jpg?w=900&amp;ssl=1 900w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/experimentalstudio.ca\/foundations\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2016\/09\/brown.jpg?resize=292%2C300&amp;ssl=1 292w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/experimentalstudio.ca\/foundations\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2016\/09\/brown.jpg?resize=768%2C790&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/experimentalstudio.ca\/foundations\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2016\/09\/brown.jpg?resize=863%2C888&amp;ssl=1 863w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/experimentalstudio.ca\/foundations\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2016\/09\/brown.jpg?resize=105%2C108&amp;ssl=1 105w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-297\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Cecily Brown<br \/>The river&#8217;s tent is broken<br \/>oil on linen<br \/>67 x 65 inches (170.2 x 165.1 cm)<br \/>2014<br \/>http:\/\/www.gagosian.com\/now\/cecily-brown<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_292\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-292\" style=\"width: 2000px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"292\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/experimentalstudio.ca\/foundations\/2016\/10\/14\/contemporary-figure-painting\/cecily-brown\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/experimentalstudio.ca\/foundations\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2016\/09\/cecily-brown.jpg?fit=2000%2C896&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"2000,896\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"cecily-brown\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Cecily Brown&lt;br \/&gt;\nFair of Face, Full of Woe,&lt;br \/&gt;\n2008.&lt;br \/&gt;\nOil on canvas&lt;br \/&gt;\neach canvas: 17 \u00d7 13 1\/8 in. (43.2 \u00d7 33.3 cm)&lt;br \/&gt;\nhttp:\/\/artistproject.metmuseum.org\/6\/cecily-brown\/&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/experimentalstudio.ca\/foundations\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2016\/09\/cecily-brown.jpg?fit=1024%2C459&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"size-full wp-image-292\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/experimentalstudio.ca\/foundations\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2016\/09\/cecily-brown.jpg?resize=2000%2C896\" alt=\"Cecily Brown Fair of Face, Full of Woe, 2008. Oil on canvas each canvas: 17 \u00d7 13 1\/8 in. (43.2 \u00d7 33.3 cm) http:\/\/artistproject.metmuseum.org\/6\/cecily-brown\/\" width=\"2000\" height=\"896\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/experimentalstudio.ca\/foundations\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2016\/09\/cecily-brown.jpg?w=2000&amp;ssl=1 2000w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/experimentalstudio.ca\/foundations\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2016\/09\/cecily-brown.jpg?resize=300%2C134&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/experimentalstudio.ca\/foundations\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2016\/09\/cecily-brown.jpg?resize=768%2C344&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/experimentalstudio.ca\/foundations\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2016\/09\/cecily-brown.jpg?resize=1024%2C459&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/experimentalstudio.ca\/foundations\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2016\/09\/cecily-brown.jpg?resize=863%2C387&amp;ssl=1 863w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/experimentalstudio.ca\/foundations\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2016\/09\/cecily-brown.jpg?resize=241%2C108&amp;ssl=1 241w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-292\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Cecily Brown<br \/>Fair of Face, Full of Woe,<br \/>2008.<br \/>Oil on canvas<br \/>each canvas: 17 \u00d7 13 1\/8 in. (43.2 \u00d7 33.3 cm)<br \/>http:\/\/artistproject.metmuseum.org\/6\/cecily-brown\/<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<div class=\"mceTemp\">\u00a0<\/div>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>SHARY BOYLE:<\/p>\n<div id=\"block-3450044b-c75a-49e7-b92d-87de8b3784d3\" class=\"wp-block editor-block-list__block block-editor-block-list__block\" tabindex=\"0\" data-type=\"core\/image\" aria-label=\"Block: Image\">\n<div class=\"editor-block-list__block-edit block-editor-block-list__block-edit\">\n<div data-block=\"3450044b-c75a-49e7-b92d-87de8b3784d3\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<div>\n<div class=\"components-resizable-box__container\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/experimentalstudio.ca\/foundations\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2019\/10\/4HedyLamarrOne_13.jpg?zoom=2&amp;fit=704%2C1024&amp;ssl=1\" alt=\"This image has an empty alt attribute; its file name is 4HedyLamarrOne_13.jpg\" width=\"550\" height=\"799\" \/><\/div>\n<div class=\"__resizable_base__\">\u00a0<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"editor-rich-text block-editor-rich-text\">\n<div class=\"editor-rich-text block-editor-rich-text\">\n<div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"components-autocomplete\">\u00a0<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<figcaption class=\"block-editor-rich-text__editable editor-rich-text__editable\" role=\"textbox\" contenteditable=\"true\" aria-multiline=\"true\" data-is-placeholder-visible=\"false\" aria-label=\"Write caption\u2026\" aria-autocomplete=\"list\"><em>Hedy Lamarr One<\/em>, 2013. Ink on paper. 18 x 26 cm<br data-rich-text-line-break=\"true\" \/><br data-rich-text-line-break=\"true\" \/><br data-rich-text-padding=\"true\" \/><\/figcaption>\n<div class=\"editor-rich-text block-editor-rich-text\">\n<div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"components-autocomplete\">\u00a0<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"block-9e40f03d-5667-46eb-b42b-7eaa501d3f5f\" class=\"wp-block editor-block-list__block block-editor-block-list__block\" tabindex=\"0\" data-type=\"core\/image\" aria-label=\"Block: Image\">\n<div class=\"editor-block-list__insertion-point block-editor-block-list__insertion-point\">\n<div class=\"editor-block-list__insertion-point-inserter block-editor-block-list__insertion-point-inserter\" tabindex=\"-1\">\n<div class=\"editor-inserter block-editor-inserter\">\u00a0<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"components-drop-zone editor-block-drop-zone block-editor-block-drop-zone is-appender\">\u00a0<\/div>\n<div class=\"editor-block-list__block-edit block-editor-block-list__block-edit\">\n<div data-block=\"9e40f03d-5667-46eb-b42b-7eaa501d3f5f\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<div>\n<div class=\"components-resizable-box__container\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/experimentalstudio.ca\/foundations\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2019\/10\/25TheArtist.jpg?zoom=2&amp;fit=758%2C1024&amp;ssl=1\" alt=\"This image has an empty alt attribute; its file name is 25TheArtist.jpg\" width=\"550\" height=\"743\" \/><\/div>\n<div class=\"__resizable_base__\">\u00a0<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"editor-rich-text block-editor-rich-text\">\n<div class=\"editor-rich-text block-editor-rich-text\">\n<div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"components-autocomplete\">\u00a0<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<figcaption class=\"block-editor-rich-text__editable editor-rich-text__editable\" role=\"textbox\" contenteditable=\"true\" aria-multiline=\"true\" data-is-placeholder-visible=\"false\" aria-label=\"Write caption\u2026\" aria-autocomplete=\"list\"><br data-rich-text-line-break=\"true\" \/><em>Self Portrait as an Artist<\/em>, 2009. Ink and gouache on paper. 41 x 31 cm<br data-rich-text-line-break=\"true\" \/><br data-rich-text-line-break=\"true\" \/><br data-rich-text-line-break=\"true\" \/><br data-rich-text-line-break=\"true\" \/><br data-rich-text-padding=\"true\" \/><\/figcaption>\n<div class=\"editor-rich-text block-editor-rich-text\">\n<div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"components-autocomplete\">\u00a0<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"wp-block editor-default-block-appender block-editor-default-block-appender\" data-root-client-id=\"\">\u00a0<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"zZBRcoJPiK\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sharyboyle.com\/work\/\">Work<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; visibility: hidden;\" title=\"&#8220;Work&#8221; &#8212; Shary Boyle\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sharyboyle.com\/work\/embed\/#?secret=PK5eE1iQa8#?secret=zZBRcoJPiK\" data-secret=\"zZBRcoJPiK\" width=\"500\" height=\"282\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1400\" height=\"1048\" data-attachment-id=\"1254\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/experimentalstudio.ca\/foundations\/2016\/10\/20\/more-contemporary-painting-the-body\/1ecstasyandme14\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/experimentalstudio.ca\/foundations\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2019\/10\/1EcstasyAndMe14.jpg?fit=1400%2C1048&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1400,1048\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;david\\u00b2&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"1EcstasyAndMe14\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/experimentalstudio.ca\/foundations\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2019\/10\/1EcstasyAndMe14.jpg?fit=1024%2C767&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/experimentalstudio.ca\/foundations\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2019\/10\/1EcstasyAndMe14.jpg?fit=863%2C646&amp;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1254\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/experimentalstudio.ca\/foundations\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2019\/10\/1EcstasyAndMe14.jpg?w=1400&amp;ssl=1 1400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/experimentalstudio.ca\/foundations\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2019\/10\/1EcstasyAndMe14.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/experimentalstudio.ca\/foundations\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2019\/10\/1EcstasyAndMe14.jpg?resize=768%2C575&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/experimentalstudio.ca\/foundations\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2019\/10\/1EcstasyAndMe14.jpg?resize=1024%2C767&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/experimentalstudio.ca\/foundations\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2019\/10\/1EcstasyAndMe14.jpg?resize=863%2C646&amp;ssl=1 863w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/experimentalstudio.ca\/foundations\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2019\/10\/1EcstasyAndMe14.jpg?resize=144%2C108&amp;ssl=1 144w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><figcaption><em>Ecstasy and Me<\/em>, 2014. Ink on paper. 61 x 46 cm<br><br><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1400\" height=\"1251\" data-attachment-id=\"1245\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/experimentalstudio.ca\/foundations\/2016\/10\/20\/more-contemporary-painting-the-body\/22bornagain\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/experimentalstudio.ca\/foundations\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2019\/10\/22BornAgain.jpg?fit=1400%2C1251&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1400,1251\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;P 25&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1279725810&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;100&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"22BornAgain\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/experimentalstudio.ca\/foundations\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2019\/10\/22BornAgain.jpg?fit=1024%2C915&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/experimentalstudio.ca\/foundations\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2019\/10\/22BornAgain.jpg?fit=863%2C771&amp;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1245\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/experimentalstudio.ca\/foundations\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2019\/10\/22BornAgain.jpg?w=1400&amp;ssl=1 1400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/experimentalstudio.ca\/foundations\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2019\/10\/22BornAgain.jpg?resize=300%2C268&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/experimentalstudio.ca\/foundations\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2019\/10\/22BornAgain.jpg?resize=768%2C686&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/experimentalstudio.ca\/foundations\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2019\/10\/22BornAgain.jpg?resize=1024%2C915&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/experimentalstudio.ca\/foundations\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2019\/10\/22BornAgain.jpg?resize=863%2C771&amp;ssl=1 863w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/experimentalstudio.ca\/foundations\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2019\/10\/22BornAgain.jpg?resize=121%2C108&amp;ssl=1 121w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><figcaption><em>Bloodie is Born, and Born Again<\/em>, 2009. Ink and gouache on paper. 122 x 107 cm<br> &nbsp;<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1400\" height=\"1046\" data-attachment-id=\"1246\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/experimentalstudio.ca\/foundations\/2016\/10\/20\/more-contemporary-painting-the-body\/drawing-19\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/experimentalstudio.ca\/foundations\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2019\/10\/drawing-19.jpg?fit=1400%2C1046&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1400,1046\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;13&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;Canon EOS 5D Mark II&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1307032726&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;65&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;200&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.011111111111111&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"drawing-19\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/experimentalstudio.ca\/foundations\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2019\/10\/drawing-19.jpg?fit=1024%2C765&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/experimentalstudio.ca\/foundations\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2019\/10\/drawing-19.jpg?fit=863%2C645&amp;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1246\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/experimentalstudio.ca\/foundations\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2019\/10\/drawing-19.jpg?w=1400&amp;ssl=1 1400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/experimentalstudio.ca\/foundations\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2019\/10\/drawing-19.jpg?resize=300%2C224&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/experimentalstudio.ca\/foundations\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2019\/10\/drawing-19.jpg?resize=768%2C574&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/experimentalstudio.ca\/foundations\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2019\/10\/drawing-19.jpg?resize=1024%2C765&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/experimentalstudio.ca\/foundations\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2019\/10\/drawing-19.jpg?resize=863%2C645&amp;ssl=1 863w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/experimentalstudio.ca\/foundations\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2019\/10\/drawing-19.jpg?resize=145%2C108&amp;ssl=1 145w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><figcaption><em>Oil Spill Off Baffin<\/em>, 2011. Ink and gouache on paper. 57 x 76 cm<br><br><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1054\" height=\"1400\" data-attachment-id=\"1253\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/experimentalstudio.ca\/foundations\/2016\/10\/20\/more-contemporary-painting-the-body\/10thecometstail12\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/experimentalstudio.ca\/foundations\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2019\/10\/10TheCometsTail12.jpg?fit=1054%2C1400&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1054,1400\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;david\\u00b2&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"10TheCometsTail12\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/experimentalstudio.ca\/foundations\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2019\/10\/10TheCometsTail12.jpg?fit=771%2C1024&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/experimentalstudio.ca\/foundations\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2019\/10\/10TheCometsTail12.jpg?fit=771%2C1024&amp;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1253\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/experimentalstudio.ca\/foundations\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2019\/10\/10TheCometsTail12.jpg?w=1054&amp;ssl=1 1054w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/experimentalstudio.ca\/foundations\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2019\/10\/10TheCometsTail12.jpg?resize=226%2C300&amp;ssl=1 226w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/experimentalstudio.ca\/foundations\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2019\/10\/10TheCometsTail12.jpg?resize=768%2C1020&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/experimentalstudio.ca\/foundations\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2019\/10\/10TheCometsTail12.jpg?resize=771%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 771w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/experimentalstudio.ca\/foundations\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2019\/10\/10TheCometsTail12.jpg?resize=863%2C1146&amp;ssl=1 863w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/experimentalstudio.ca\/foundations\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2019\/10\/10TheCometsTail12.jpg?resize=81%2C108&amp;ssl=1 81w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><figcaption><em>The Comet\u2019s Tail<\/em>, 2012. Ink on paper. 61 x 46 cm<br><br><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>More Paintings:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Sanam Khatibi<\/strong> &nbsp;&#8211; (Iranian artist working in Antwerp) In one fell, sensual swoop, Sanam Khatibi refutes the idea that orientalism is a monopoly of men (and, moreover, something of a bygone age). In her first solo exhibition at trampoline Gallery, the Iranian-born artist taps into a range of well known visual motifs from art history to create enigmatic, archetypal worlds in her paintings.- Grete Simkut\u00e9, http:\/\/sanamkhatibi.com\/texts\/<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image size-full wp-image-303\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"817\" data-attachment-id=\"303\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/experimentalstudio.ca\/foundations\/2016\/10\/14\/contemporary-figure-painting\/with-tenderness-1024x817\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/experimentalstudio.ca\/foundations\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2016\/09\/With-tenderness-1024x817.jpg?fit=1024%2C817&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1024,817\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;11&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;NIKON D800&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1464885877&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;50&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;100&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.008&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"with-tenderness-1024&amp;#215;817\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Sanam Khatibi&lt;br \/&gt;\nWith tenderness and longing.&lt;br \/&gt;\n2016.&lt;br \/&gt;\nOil and pencil on canvas.&lt;br \/&gt;\n160 x 200 cm&lt;br \/&gt;\nhttp:\/\/sanamkhatibi.com\/work\/&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/experimentalstudio.ca\/foundations\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2016\/09\/With-tenderness-1024x817.jpg?fit=1024%2C817&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/experimentalstudio.ca\/foundations\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2016\/09\/With-tenderness-1024x817.jpg?resize=1024%2C817\" alt=\"Sanam Khatibi With tenderness and longing. 2016. Oil and pencil on canvas. 160 x 200 cm http:\/\/sanamkhatibi.com\/work\/\" class=\"wp-image-303\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/experimentalstudio.ca\/foundations\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2016\/09\/With-tenderness-1024x817.jpg?resize=1024%2C817&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/experimentalstudio.ca\/foundations\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2016\/09\/With-tenderness-1024x817.jpg?resize=300%2C239&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/experimentalstudio.ca\/foundations\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2016\/09\/With-tenderness-1024x817.jpg?resize=768%2C613&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/experimentalstudio.ca\/foundations\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2016\/09\/With-tenderness-1024x817.jpg?resize=863%2C689&amp;ssl=1 863w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/experimentalstudio.ca\/foundations\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2016\/09\/With-tenderness-1024x817.jpg?resize=135%2C108&amp;ssl=1 135w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><figcaption>Sanam Khatibi<br>With tenderness and longing.<br>2016.<br>Oil and pencil on canvas.<br>160 x 200 cm<br>http:\/\/sanamkhatibi.com\/work\/<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Working across painting, sculpture, embroidery, and tapestry, Khatibi envisions scenes that emphasize primal impulses and power struggles among human beings. \u201cI am interested in the male-female interaction, and the thin line that exists between our fears and desires,\u201d Khatibi says. &#8211; Casey Lesser, https:\/\/www.artsy.net\/article\/artsy-editorial-these-20-female-artists-are-pushing-figurative-painting-forward<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image wp-image-376 size-full\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1400\" height=\"1079\" data-attachment-id=\"376\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/experimentalstudio.ca\/foundations\/2016\/10\/14\/contemporary-figure-painting\/attachment\/120\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/experimentalstudio.ca\/foundations\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2016\/10\/120.jpg?fit=1400%2C1079&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1400,1079\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"120\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Whenever I dance for you I get into trouble. 2015. Oil and pencil on canvas. 140 x 180 cm&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/experimentalstudio.ca\/foundations\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2016\/10\/120.jpg?fit=1024%2C789&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/experimentalstudio.ca\/foundations\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2016\/10\/120.jpg?resize=1400%2C1079\" alt=\"Whenever I dance for you I get into trouble. 2015. Oil and pencil on canvas. 140 x 180 cm\" class=\"wp-image-376\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/experimentalstudio.ca\/foundations\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2016\/10\/120.jpg?w=1400&amp;ssl=1 1400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/experimentalstudio.ca\/foundations\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2016\/10\/120.jpg?resize=300%2C231&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/experimentalstudio.ca\/foundations\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2016\/10\/120.jpg?resize=768%2C592&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/experimentalstudio.ca\/foundations\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2016\/10\/120.jpg?resize=1024%2C789&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/experimentalstudio.ca\/foundations\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2016\/10\/120.jpg?resize=863%2C665&amp;ssl=1 863w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/experimentalstudio.ca\/foundations\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2016\/10\/120.jpg?resize=140%2C108&amp;ssl=1 140w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><figcaption>Sanam Khatibi, Whenever I dance for you I get into trouble. 2015. Oil and pencil on canvas. 140 x 180 cm http:\/\/sanamkhatibi.com\/work\/<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Sanam Khatibi&#8217;s practice deals with the cause and effect of trauma and loss. Fascinated by the traumatic events that mark a person&#8217;s life, her work explores ideas of memory and of personal and collective experience by creating a series of unsettling narratives, provoking a sensation of the uncanny that is simultaneously familiar and strange.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Khatibi&#8217;s drawings and paintings are a disquieting reminder of the afflictions that are imposed through loss. Drawing on the pervasive anxiety of natural disasters, Khatibi&#8217;s works emanate a visceral anguish, which are marked by our instinctive and primal fears.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The intricate nature of Khatibi\u2019s works implies an intimate relationship with her subjects, representing an antithesis to the apathetic distance that is projected by the mediated image. From&nbsp;http:\/\/waterside-contemporary.com\/artists\/sanam-khatibi\/<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image size-full wp-image-304\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"778\" height=\"605\" data-attachment-id=\"304\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/experimentalstudio.ca\/foundations\/2016\/10\/14\/contemporary-figure-painting\/to-save-her-i-would-murder-the-world\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/experimentalstudio.ca\/foundations\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2016\/09\/To-save-her-I-would-murder-the-world.jpg?fit=778%2C605&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"778,605\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;11&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;NIKON D800&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1464884604&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;50&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;100&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.008&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"to-save-her-i-would-murder-the-world\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Sanam Khatibi&lt;br \/&gt;\nTo save her I would murder the world. 2016.&lt;br \/&gt;\nOil and pencil on canvas.&lt;br \/&gt;\n140 x 180 cm&lt;br \/&gt;\nhttp:\/\/sanamkhatibi.com\/work\/&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/experimentalstudio.ca\/foundations\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2016\/09\/To-save-her-I-would-murder-the-world.jpg?fit=778%2C605&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/experimentalstudio.ca\/foundations\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2016\/09\/To-save-her-I-would-murder-the-world.jpg?resize=778%2C605\" alt=\"Sanam Khatibi To save her I would murder the world. 2016. Oil and pencil on canvas. 140 x 180 cm http:\/\/sanamkhatibi.com\/work\/\" class=\"wp-image-304\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/experimentalstudio.ca\/foundations\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2016\/09\/To-save-her-I-would-murder-the-world.jpg?w=778&amp;ssl=1 778w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/experimentalstudio.ca\/foundations\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2016\/09\/To-save-her-I-would-murder-the-world.jpg?resize=300%2C233&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/experimentalstudio.ca\/foundations\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2016\/09\/To-save-her-I-would-murder-the-world.jpg?resize=768%2C597&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/experimentalstudio.ca\/foundations\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2016\/09\/To-save-her-I-would-murder-the-world.jpg?resize=139%2C108&amp;ssl=1 139w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 778px) 100vw, 778px\" \/><figcaption>Sanam Khatibi<br>To save her I would murder the world. 2016.<br>Oil and pencil on canvas.<br>140 x 180 cm<br>http:\/\/sanamkhatibi.com\/work\/<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Kent Monkman Winnepeg born, Cree ancestry &#8211; his grandmother was a student at residential schools in Canada growing up. 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