Ross Taylor
Spring drinking, 2023-2025
Oil paint on linen
40.5 x 33 cm
16 x 13 in.
16 x 13 in.
Unique
Photo: Rob Harris. Courtesy of the artist and Brooke Benington
Further images
Spring Drinking represents a figure whose hat spirals into a vortex, drawing the viewer into a hypnotic state. The character wears a red wig and matching prosthetic eyebrows, in an...
Spring Drinking represents a figure whose hat spirals into a vortex, drawing the viewer into a hypnotic state. The character wears a red wig and matching prosthetic eyebrows, in an attempt at hiding its identity. The figure is both absurd and solemn, like a kind of officer or someone who is in charge of delivering a mysterious and incomprehensible ritual. The surface bears the sign of time, as the painting has been reworked for several years before completion.