This painting depicts a still life arrangement on a draped table. The composition is dominated by muted tones of dark grays and blues, creating a somber and atmospheric mood. The central elements are a bowl of fruit and a wine bottle, which are rendered with a thick, expressive brushwork that adds a tactile quality to the surface. The overall style and technique suggest an Impressionistic or Post-Impressionistic approach, where the focus is on capturing the fleeting, atmospheric qualities of the subject matter rather than precise realism. The artist's intention may have been to evoke a sense of melancholy or contemplation through the stripped-down, evocative depiction of these everyday objects. ...
Issy Wood’s figurative paintings are uncannily familiar, yet ultimately bizarre. Depicting luxurious and decorative objects, 19th century relics, sphinx-women, numerous portraits of Joan Rivers, among others, her works blend contemporary emblems with those from the past. The muted colours of Wood’s canvases convey a sense of tiredness with materialism of both luxury of silver tableware, decorative arches, porcelain tea sets and lavishness of leather jackets and fake nails. Mixing traditional elements of painting with contemporary textures of clothes, Wood's practice further incorporates sculpture, installation and writing. The intersection of the historical timelines, the seeming emptiness and weariness of her practice earned her the title of a “mediaeval millennial”. Wood often repeats her subject matters across many works, showing a methodical obsession with things and personas in an attempt to excavate and investigate them, humoursely or not. ...
Founded in 2011, Carlos/Ishikawa’s program is dedicated to considered and ambitious exhibitions that offer diverse artists’ perspectives on structural, socio-cultural, and political questions. The program focuses on international artists with often wide-ranging, multi-disciplinary and experimental practices. There is an interest within the program of challenging the aesthetic conventions of conceptual art, and a focus on art that is able to operate on an affective, emotional level as well as a rigorous intellectual one. The gallery has offered many artists their first solo show, many of whom have gone on to receive recognition internationally. ...
