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After Ken Currie

A busy, inspiring day today, starting with a trip to Aberdeen Art Gallery. I haven’t visited it for years, and I went to see an exhibition of women artist’s works on paper.

That was interesting, and inspiring, but the painting that has stayed with me from wandering all the galleries is the one above.

I have loved this painting after finding it online somewhere, probably on Pinterest before they killed it with AI shite. I had no idea it was owned by Aberdeen Art Gallery.

I walked into the gallery room and gasped at it being right there. I will never meet that painting for the first time again, so very much a moment to savour.

Later, when I had to decide what to paint for the day, I decided to use the painting as a jumping off point for a page in my sketchbook. I wasn’t trying to replicate it, and I don’t have the right colours in my travel palette, but I had a lot of fun using it as inspiration.

There was an abstract painting in another room, and the painter had used a flat brush to make oblong marks, so there’s a reference to that in there too.

Lots to process

Til the morn,

Suzanne

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6 responses to “After Ken Currie”

  1. Matt Avatar
    Matt

    Both are harsh looking pieces 🖤

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      thrummiebizzum

      I’m sorry I hadn’t seen this comment, I must have missed the notifications when I was on my trip with just my phone. Thank you!

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    jasonpaulmurray

    Gallowgate Lard is such a creepy portrait. At least it gave you inspiration to do a Curry-esque composition. Nice work. You’ve captured that demented look! He’s a challenge for you, Suzanne (if you like). I’ll reference you the American artist, Michael Hussar. Check out Hussar’s Hans Melming portrait. Can you do a self-portrait in that style?

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      thrummiebizzum

      Thanks for your comment, which I have only just seen. I only had my phone when I was on my trip, and hadn’t got notifications there were comments. What I like about Currie’s portraits is the way he is referencing Scottish life, when so much of our identity is fetishised, packaged up in shortbread and tartan, often by people who’ve never been here. I like that juxtaposition.

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        jasonpaulmurray

        No worries. I just assumed you were partying in Ibiza on one of those Club 18-30 package holidays! (only joking!) Do they still exist? I didn’t know Currie’s portraits referenced Scottish life. I’ve learned something. When younger, I was guilty of those cultural stereotypes. I’ve never been to Scotland. I remember reading Trainspotting at university (94?) and that was what I thought Scottish culture was all about. That’s sad, I know.

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        thrummiebizzum

        I have no idea if they exist, I know that I would never be on one lol. Scottish culture is quite diverse, given we are a relatively small country. Trainspotting and Currie’s portraits could be seen to be coming from similar places in the culture, I suppose. Less of the twee stereotype, and more the devastation of Thatcherism. The darker side of life.

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