Mandy El-Sayegh Malaysian–British, b. 1985
Net-Grid Study (chevron#2), 2021
Oil on silkscreened linen
120 x 105 x 4.5 cm
47 1/4 x 41 3/8 x 1 3/4 in
47 1/4 x 41 3/8 x 1 3/4 in
'Net-Grid Study (chevron#2)' features a collaged painting rag and a bruised palette, which evokes wounded flesh. These are overlaid with sickly-sweet screen-printed elements, including a red grid motif and a...
'Net-Grid Study (chevron#2)' features a collaged painting rag and a bruised palette, which evokes wounded flesh. These are overlaid with sickly-sweet screen-printed elements, including a red grid motif and a turquoise chevron motif – which is where the work borrows its title from.
The painting hints at the grid’s function as both a porous structure that catches abstract information and as a barrier which frustrates, or confuses, reading.
The painting hints at the grid’s function as both a porous structure that catches abstract information and as a barrier which frustrates, or confuses, reading.
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