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Maxwell
Doig uses the male figure as a visual metaphor for his ideas and
feelings.
Continually
working with various media, he is equally at ease with the soft
rough qualities of pastel or the hard fine lines of drypoint etching.
His paintings are heavily textured and he mixes sand, pigment, paint
or glue to build up layers.
Often
the figures in his work are painted from an unusual perspective
and when combined with strong shadows and rich textures an almost
unnerving, surreal atmosphere is present. His work is always influenced
by his immediate environment.
The
factories and industry of Slaithwaite where Maxwell Doig lives are
also present, and even during his travels courtesy of the Villiers
David prize he was drawn to the same subject.
To learn
more about Maxwell Doig visit the Hart Gallery website by using
his LINK
or the ALBEMARLE GALLERY website using this LINK
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