Description

An abstract painting featuring a bold, diagonal stroke of black paint against a textured yellow background. The stroke appears dynamic, with drips and variations in thickness, suggesting a spontaneous application. The yellow background has a visible texture, possibly achieved through layering or a specific brushstroke technique. The painting is framed with a thin, black aluminium frame.

"The ‘shadow paintings’ originally consisted of the drastically distorted and attenuated shadows cast by human figures, silhouetted against boldly coloured grounds. Gradually the content changed into highly stylized views of streets that are simultaneously flattened and rendered in dramatic forced perspectives ... Each work functions as a double image. Before he starts painting the aluminium base, Eastman uses resin to create a disrupted surface of ridges and furrows. He then envelops this in up to six layers of lustrous enamel paint. The low relief surface and mirror-like sheen ensure that not only do the patterns of light and shade mutate constantly as the viewer moves around the painting, but he also sees his own reflection and movements, superimposed upon the painted streetscape, thus shifting focus between the depicted urban scene and the shadows hovering over it. In this way, the artist creates a dynamic interplay between the painted and reflected images, which perpetually reconfigure themselves in response to what takes place in front of the work. - SMAC Gallery 'Surface Light' solo exhibition notes, 2015 "

Artwork Specifications

Provenance

Strauss & co, 28 November 2022, lot 244. Private Collection, Cape Town.

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