The artwork depicts a herd of fluffy white sheep gathered in a pen. The composition features a warm, sepia-toned color palette, creating a nostalgic, rural atmosphere. The sheep are captured in a natural, candid manner, showcasing their woolly, textured coats. The use of natural lighting and soft focus suggest a documentary-style approach, highlighting the tranquil, pastoral setting. This piece likely aims to evoke a sense of tranquility and connection to the natural world, capturing the simple beauty of a humble farming scene. ...
Making her way back to the medium of painting after initially emerging as an erudite and distinguished filmmaker, Rosalind Nashashibi takes canonical painters such as Pierre Bonnard and Paul Gauguin as her starting point. She subtly shifts and displaces the male-gaze-led perspective of such artists, painting scenes that are at once quotidian and ethereal. Everyday objects or bathing body parts are painted with an organic, ethereal softness and translucent, multi-layered colours that bleed into one another. Nashashibi’s 16mm film works – sometimes made with her long-term collaborator Lucy Skaer under the name Nashashibi/Skaer – are non-linear and rich with subtexts that uncover individual and collective histories. ...
