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Scenes from the Passion: Wednesday Week

George Shaw, 2003

© George Shaw

George ShawÂ’s paintings, etchings and drawings, depict the tightly defined area of the post-war Tile Hill estate in Coventry, where he grew up. This work is a vibrant and luminous piece, made by building up layers of the Humbrol enamel paint normally used by model makers. Shaw depicts an ordinary walled area within a residential estate. Apparently mundane, the enclosed space and the uncertainty of what is beyond the doorway give the work a darker, more sinister edge.

More information

Title of artwork, date

Scenes from the Passion: Wednesday Week, 2003

Date supported

2011

Medium and material

Humbrol enamel on board

Dimensions

43.2x53 cm

Grant

8640

Total cost

20640

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