La Pelleteuse (The Backhoe) by Roy Forget
Painting, Oil on Canvas
50.0 cm (19.7 inch) x 80.0 cm (31.5 inch)
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About This Work
Construction sites are so common in urban spaces.Buildings are built, or go through major renovations.Some construction sites are tightly shielded from onlookers, others are more open to curiosity. As the days and weeks go by, wild flowers self-seed in the dug up soil and often, they bloom and are the sole points of beauty in the surrounding upheaval and chaos. Barriers also take on a life of their own, as graffiti is spray-painted and then subsequently removed or covered-over with paint. The sediment of graffiti and paint reflect the upheaval within the construction site. This piece is painted on two separate canvases braced together with metallic brackets.The division created by this juxtaposition creates a separation — on the left, the backhoe, on the right, the metal fence with the wild flowers blooming in front of it.The active digging part of the backhoe, however, does traverse to the right side, in keeping with its potential to uproot and unearth.
ROY FORGET
Paris, Île de France France
Painting is the language I use to both contemplate and understand. When I finished art school, I often wondered what validity was required to make art, to pursue something so singularly personal and have others around take any interest in that endea... More
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United Kingdom: £260
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Paris, Île-de-France , France
Artwork Details
Type: Painting
Medium: Oil
Support Type: Canvas
Artwork Height: 50.0 cm (19.7 inch)
Artwork Width: 80.0 cm (31.5 inch)
Depth: 2.3 cm (0.9 inch)
Weight: 10.0 lbs (4.5 kg)
Ready to Hang: Yes
Framed: No
Year Created: 2018
Signed: Yes
Signature Location: In back of painting with artist stamp
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