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Robert and Jane (2019)Oil painting
by James Earley
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Original artwork description
I met Jane in Brick Lane, London earlier 2019. I was struck by how happy and hopeful she appeared. Over a period of time of getting to know her I realised how completely alone she was. Just a few metres away from Jane was a wall that was full of graffiti and it was the poster of Robert that really struck me. He was a homeless boy who had died In tragic circumstances completely alone. If someone had helped him he may be alive and not just a memory, a poster on a wall. I could see the same thing happening to Jane. She was slowly dying alone on the spot that she always stood. I wanted to show how she was destined to be a memory on a wall just like Robert unless she could find help. Maybe she was now just a memory with the first touch of graffiti on her. The point of the work is to show the devastating loneliness of the homeless issue.
Materials used:
oil paint
Details:
- Oil painting on Canvas
- One of a kind artwork
- Size: 76 x 100 x 3cm (unframed) / 76 x 100cm (actual image size)
- Ready to hang
- Signed on the front
- Style: Photorealistic
- Subject: People and portraits
Tags:
#london city#mental health#mental illness#brick lane#homeless woman portrait#homelessness
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Original artwork description
I met Jane in Brick Lane, London earlier 2019. I was struck by how happy and hopeful she appeared. Over a period of time of getting to know her I realised how completely alone she was. Just a few metres away from Jane was a wall that was full of graffiti and it was the poster of Robert that really struck me. He was a homeless boy who had died In tragic circumstances completely alone. If someone had helped him he may be alive and not just a memory, a poster on a wall. I could see the same thing happening to Jane. She was slowly dying alone on the spot that she always stood. I wanted to show how she was destined to be a memory on a wall just like Robert unless she could find help. Maybe she was now just a memory with the first touch of graffiti on her. The point of the work is to show the devastating loneliness of the homeless issue.
Materials used:
oil paint
Details:
- Oil painting on Canvas
- One of a kind artwork
- Size: 76 x 100 x 3cm (unframed) / 76 x 100cm (actual image size)
- Ready to hang
- Signed on the front
- Style: Photorealistic
- Subject: People and portraits
Tags:
#london city#mental health#mental illness#brick lane#homeless woman portrait#homelessness
James Earley
United Kingdom
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British artist James Earley defies conventional art world expectations with his provocative and uncompromising work. As a leading figure in Hyperrealism, he does not shy away from confronting uncomfortable truths... Read more