Burka Bikini Girl
2015
This contemporary figurative painting features a woman in a red bikini and pink shoes, partially enveloped by a dark blue cloak or hood. The background is rendered with subtle peach and orange brushstrokes on a light ground, creating an ethereal and minimalist setting. The artwork is presented within a clean white frame.
- Medium
- Acrylic on paper
- Dimensions
- Signed
- Yes
Collectors with works by Lee Wells
Artists in conversation
Cecily Brown
British · b. 1969
Brown paints figurative works featuring the female body with gestural expressionist brushwork and bold color contrasts against loose minimalist backgrounds, directly paralleling the expressive handling and figure against ethereal ground seen in Burka Bikini Girl.
Lisa Yuskavage
American · b. 1962
Yuskavage creates intimate figurative paintings of women that explore identity, vulnerability and tension through bold color palettes and the interplay of exposure and concealment, themes that resonate directly with the red bikini and enveloping dark cloak in this work.
Marlene Dumas
South African · b. 1953
Dumas works in acrylic and ink on paper to create gestural female figurative studies with minimalist backgrounds, exploring identity, the body and cultural tension with a contemplative and intimate mood closely matching the qualities of this specific piece.
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