Scenes from the Passion: Wednesday Week
George Shaw, 2003

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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