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Headlong

© the artist. Image credit: Jerwood Collection

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Akers Douglas completed a Foundation Course at Camberwell College of Art and has shown in numerous exhibitions and was a finalist in The Hunting Prize exhibition in 2005. He has said about the present work: 'Headlong was undertaken at my studio in Camberwell, and comprises one of several monotone figure studies I made over the Winter of 2007–2008. Kathleen was a student at Camberwell Art College and an extremely patient sitter! Anyway, this upturned, muscular twist of her back appealed to me – reminiscent of Renaissance depictions of the Fall of the Damned. I set up a strong light source to optimise the contrast in tones, and decided on aluminium panel as the painting surface. I use aluminium panels particularly for smaller studies of this sort, because they favour a bold and spontaneous application of paint.

Jerwood Collection

Title

Headlong

Date

2007/2008

Medium

oil on aluminium

Measurements

H 71.1 x W 50.8 cm

Accession number

JC142

Work type

Painting

Signature/marks description

Signed, inscribed and dated ‘Oliver Akers Douglas / Headlong 2007/2008’, also inscribed indistinctly ‘Winter, Camberwell Studio, Kathleen M….’ (on the frame)

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Jerwood Collection

England

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