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Neil Raitt — Cabinectomy
Neil Raitt

Cabinectomy

A meticulously rendered still life depicting a wooden cabinet or cupboard that appears to have been surgically opened or dissected, revealing its interior contents with clinical precision. Neil Raitt's hyperrealistic oil painting blurs the boundary between the domestic and the medical, treating an everyday piece of furniture as though it were a specimen under examination. The work invites reflection on the hidden lives of ordinary objects and the curious impulse to expose what is typically concealed.

Medium
oil on canvas

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20th Century & Contemporary Art Day Sale

November 10, 2015

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Neil Raitt, Cabinectomy

A meticulously rendered still life depicting a wooden cabinet or cupboard that appears to have been surgically opened or dissected, revealing its interior contents with clinical precision. Neil Raitt's hyperrealistic oil painting blurs the boundary between the domestic and the medical, treating an everyday piece of furniture as though it were a specimen under examination. The work invites reflection on the hidden lives of ordinary objects and the curious impulse to expose what is typically concealed.

Medium
oil on canvas
Seen at
Phillips, New York, London, Hong Kong

Related themes

Surrealism, Figurative Painting, Interior Scene, Unsettling Mood, Male Artist, Conceptual Art, Emerging Artist, British Artist, Contemporary Artist, Muted Tones, Figurative Art, Oil on Canvas, Still Life, Dark Humor

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