
This work depicts a tank emerging from a sunlit forest glade. The functional form of the tank is disguised by the machine’s camouflage – the natural forms and colours of nature have been appropriated by a machine as a form of concealment. Snell uses different techniques to paint the landscape and the tank to create a highly illusionistic painting. Snell’s interest in military machinery began whilst she was a student living and working in Norwich. The number of British and American military establishments in the East Anglia means that such sights are not uncommon.
More information
Title of artwork, date
Stalker, 2005
Date supported
2007
Medium and material
Oil on canvas
Dimensions
163 x 163 cm
Grant
1782
Total cost
7128

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