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Chris Ofili — Poolside Magic 5
Chris Ofili

Poolside Magic 5

2012

This mixed media work on paper presents a vertically oriented composition dominated by warm yellows and earth tones, punctuated by cooler blues and greens. A standing figure in blue, adorned with a green bow, gazes downward toward a reclining nude form rendered in ochres and browns, whose voluptuous contours are emphasized through bold charcoal drawing. The background features a cloud like form against a luminous yellow sky, while the lower register grounds the scene in abstracted architectural or spatial elements. Executed in charcoal, watercolor, and pastel, the work demonstrates the artist's characteristic layering of figuration with gestural abstraction, drawing on traditions of modernist figuration while engaging with contemporary explorations of desire, the body, and representation.

Medium
Charcoal, watercolour and pastel on paper
Overall

Notes

Victoria Miro, Frieze New York 2026, Booth A07, May 13–17, 2026.

For Sale — $75000

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Chris Ofili, Poolside Magic 5, 2012

This mixed media work on paper presents a vertically oriented composition dominated by warm yellows and earth tones, punctuated by cooler blues and greens. A standing figure in blue, adorned with a green bow, gazes downward toward a reclining nude form rendered in ochres and browns, whose voluptuous contours are emphasized through bold charcoal drawing. The background features a cloud like form against a luminous yellow sky, while the lower register grounds the scene in abstracted architectural or spatial elements. Executed in charcoal, watercolor, and pastel, the work demonstrates the artist's characteristic layering of figuration with gestural abstraction, drawing on traditions of modernist figuration while engaging with contemporary explorations of desire, the body, and representation.

Medium
Charcoal, watercolour and pastel on paper
Dimensions
overall: 39.7 x 26 cm
Year
2012
Seen at
Victoria Miro Gallery, United Kingdom

Related themes

Watercolor And Charcoal, Psychoanalytic Themes, Studio Practice, Figurative Abstraction, Gestural Mark Making, Mixed Media, Post Minimalism, Body Politics, Desire And Representation, British Artist, Modernist Practice, Color Field, Figuration, Paper Works, 21st Century Art, Abstraction, Contemporary Art, Figure Drawing, Intimate Scale, Contemporary Drawing

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