By Josephine Wood

The Primal Thing

Oil & acrylic on canvas
140 x 120 x 2.5 cm

£3,800.00
About the Artwork

This painting is part of a series exploring figures in relation to domestic space and objects. Two figure/objects share the canvas, yet neither is fully settled. One stands upright, rough and fleshy, its form marked by loose lines and scratchy gestures. The other resembles a table or pair of legs, topped with a lampshade, an everyday object rendered alien in its attempt at human guise. Estranged yet symbiotic, they blur the line between subject and object. Worn and nostalgic, they evoke a pre-digital era, questioning the body's representation as digital technologies increasingly flatten the visceral reality of flesh.

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Medium: Oil & acrylic on canvas

Year: 2025

Size: 140 x 120 x 2.5 cm

Ready to Hang: Yes

The painting is to be hung on the wall with screws.

Josephine Wood

ABOUT THE ARTIST

Josephine Wood (b. 1970) lives and works in London, UK. Josephine holds a BA in Fine Art, Goldsmiths College and a Postgrad Diploma in Fine Art, UAL. Her work has been exhibited widely in the UK and internationally, including Whitechapel Gallery, Turps Gallery, Vitrine Gallery, Kingsgate Gallery, and Kunstraum Riehen, Basel, Glasgow Centre of Contemporary Art, and The Royal Academy of Art, Ghent. She has participated in numerous curated group shows alongside artists such as Louise Bourgeois, Helen Chadwick, and Valie Export, and has presented solo exhibitions in London. In 2024 she was awarded the Gottlieb Foundation Grant.

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