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Chantal Joffe — Statues
Chantal Joffe

Statues

2000

A monumental figurative painting rendered in Joffe's characteristically loose, expressive brushwork, depicting human forms that take on the weight and stillness of sculpted monuments. The oil on MDF support lends the work a raw, unyielding quality that echoes the solidity of its subject, while Joffe's fluid, gestural marks breathe life and vulnerability into the rigid poses. The tension between movement and stasis, flesh and stone, creates a meditation on how bodies are perceived, idealized, and frozen in time.

Medium
oil on MDF

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Chantal Joffe, Statues, 2000

A monumental figurative painting rendered in Joffe's characteristically loose, expressive brushwork, depicting human forms that take on the weight and stillness of sculpted monuments. The oil on MDF support lends the work a raw, unyielding quality that echoes the solidity of its subject, while Joffe's fluid, gestural marks breathe life and vulnerability into the rigid poses. The tension between movement and stasis, flesh and stone, creates a meditation on how bodies are perceived, idealized, and frozen in time.

Medium
oil on MDF
Year
2000
Seen at
Phillips, New York, London, Hong Kong

Related themes

Figure, Sculpture, Oil on MDF, Pale, British, Figurative, Contemporary

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