Figure Study (Palo Alto Art Club)
Artwork
Medium:
Graphite on paper
Dimensions:
Artworks -
Height: 24"
Width: 18"
Description:
A graphite nude figure study of a person sitting on a chair with their rightmost leg resting on the arm of the chair. They are sitting on a dark colored patterned fabric. Their light colored hair is parted in the middle and pushed back over their shoulders. In front of them in the bottom right corner there is a bottle with a section missing.
Historical Context:
"We learn and remember through objective and subjective juxtapositions. We compare, contrast and categorize to understand what we see. The context that results from our analysis helps us to both clarify and pervert what we are trying to understand. Certain juxtapositions of subjective and objective understanding and experiences have swirled within me since childhood - the most significant combination being: art, medicine, vulnerability and beauty....Some paintings address these memories directly, while in other paintings, the memories are embedded within another issue. Regardless of the changing focus of my work, these memories and others like them, are always a filter for my imagery." - Ed Wong-Ligda