The Guard Cat

Peter Simpson

The Guard Cat, 202472.4 x 52.4cmSign in to view price
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Material
oil on linen with artist made oak wood frame
Description
Human-crafted. AI-refined.

This painting features a striking portrait of a man with a serious expression, set against a vibrant green background. The artist has used bold, expressive brushstrokes to capture the man's intense gaze and the contrast between his pensive demeanor and the playful, textured colors surrounding him. The subject's embrace of a black cat adds a symbolic layer, suggesting a relationship between the human and the feline. The overall style and technique reflect a distinct contemporary artistic approach, hinting at the subject's deeper emotional state or the artist's creative intent. ...

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Artist
Peter Simpson
British

Peter Simpson’s practice is firmly embedded in the art of storytelling. Using oil on canvas, Simpson renders subtly strange, enrapturing scenes which dip their toes into the surreal world of dreams, while holding onto some semblance of reality. Limbs of his figures might be slightly too elongated; a mirror reflection could be stretched or misshapen or bizarre embraces between skeletons and men holding colanders could be seen in Simpson’s realm. Narrative serves as an unpredictable guide through each body of work. Simpson will work on multiple paintings simultaneously, enabling characters to resurface across different canvases and for parts of the unfolding tale to be erased or altered. For example, an arm or leg might be repositioned by Simpson, with the original placement remaining hazily in view for audiences to encounter. References to the hallucinatory works of Hieronymous Bosch or Salvador Dalí could be seen in his paintings, and his textural deployment of cerulean blues, forest greens and rich purples adds a softer tone to the paintings— while the gentle outing in Simpson’s Me and Barney and our Sublime Army (2020), portrays Simpson’s otherworldly space is as less herculean, and more fantastical. ...

Peter Simpson: Artworks
Real Deal
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Real Deal, 2020
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A Sense of Comfort
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A Sense of Comfort, 2024
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The Beginning
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The Beginning, 2024
72.4 x 52.4cm
Waiting, for something
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Waiting, for something, 2024
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The end of a Glorious Day
Peter Simpson
The end of a Glorious Day, 2024
72.4 x 52.4cm
Play one game, I said
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Play one game, I said, 2024
72.4 x 52.4cm
The Spring
Peter Simpson
The Spring, 2024
72.4 x 52.4cm
Me and Barney and our Sublime Army
Peter Simpson
Me and Barney and our Sublime Army, 2020
113 x 101cm
the clammy hands of apple pickers (where's my snickers?)
Peter Simpson
the clammy hands of apple pickers (where's my snickers?), 2020
140 x 120cm
Here's Looking at You Kid
Peter Simpson
Here's Looking at You Kid, 2020
24 x 18cm
Heel to throat in our fancy new coat
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Heel to throat in our fancy new coat, 2021
180 x 120cm
The Yabba
Peter Simpson
The Yabba, 2021
70 x 50cm
Flies in my eyes
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Flies in my eyes, 2021
70 x 50cm
It's buzzing. Cheers mate, I'll tell the manager
Peter Simpson
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70 x 40cm
Morning, Reading
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Morning, Reading, 2024
72.4 x 52.4cm
The Guard Cat
Peter Simpson
The Guard Cat, 2024
72.4 x 52.4cm
Same Old, Still Cold
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Same Old, Still Cold, 2024
72.4 x 52.4cm
A Talk with a football
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A Talk with a football, 2024
72.4 x 52.4cm
Here's Hoping
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Here's Hoping, 2024
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The Pinch
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The Pinch, 2024
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