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Tracey Emin — Sleep
Tracey Emin

Sleep

1996

"Sleep" by Tracey Emin is a raw and intimate monoprint on cotton, capturing the vulnerable stillness of a resting figure rendered in her characteristically expressive, gestural lines. The soft texture of the cotton ground enhances the dreamlike, fragile quality of the work, blurring the boundary between the body and the surface it inhabits. True to Emin's confessional practice, the piece transforms a private, unconscious moment into a deeply personal artistic statement.

Medium
monoprint on cotton

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Tracey Emin, Sleep, 1996

"Sleep" by Tracey Emin is a raw and intimate monoprint on cotton, capturing the vulnerable stillness of a resting figure rendered in her characteristically expressive, gestural lines. The soft texture of the cotton ground enhances the dreamlike, fragile quality of the work, blurring the boundary between the body and the surface it inhabits. True to Emin's confessional practice, the piece transforms a private, unconscious moment into a deeply personal artistic statement.

Medium
monoprint on cotton
Year
1996
Seen at
Phillips, New York, London, Hong Kong

Related themes

Confessional Art, Reclining Figure, Expressionism, Cotton Textile, British Artist, Contemporary Artist, Muted Tones, Textile Medium, Intimate Mood, Figurative Art, Nude Figure, Monoprint, Female Artist

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Hamilton Selway Gallery