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Wild Life: Alan Stanners

Past exhibition
9 October - 16 November 2024
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Open a larger version of the following image in a popup: Two men and a grey cat on a kitchen counter in a painting by Alan Stanners
Open a larger version of the following image in a popup: Detail of amputated arm in a painting by Alan Stanners
Open a larger version of the following image in a popup: Detail of anomalous object in painting by Alan Stanners

Alan Stanners

Archipelago, 2024
Oil on linen
103.5 x 124 cm
40 3/4 x 48 7/8 in.
Unique
Courtesy of the artist and Brooke Benington
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  • (View a larger image of thumbnail 1 ) Two men and a grey cat on a kitchen counter in a painting by Alan Stanners
  • (View a larger image of thumbnail 2 ) Detail of amputated arm in a painting by Alan Stanners
  • (View a larger image of thumbnail 3 ) Detail of anomalous object in painting by Alan Stanners
Archipelago embraces the themes explored in the other works from the exhibition Wild Life at Brooke Benington, navigating them on a more domestic and familiar yet ambitious scale. The painting...
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Archipelago embraces the themes explored in the other works from the exhibition Wild Life at Brooke Benington, navigating them on a more domestic and familiar yet ambitious scale. The painting evokes a sense of theatricality within its space, where a blend of familiar and anomalous objects is arranged to blur the boundaries between realism and abstraction. These elements are either meticulously rendered in a realist style or left as abstract silhouettes, evoking a feeling of abandonment or incompleteness, as if they are waiting for something unresolved.


This sense of constraint is enhanced by the minimalist approach to the figure/ground relationship and by the cropped body parts. Simple divisions within the composition evoke the stark geometry of grid-based painting, imposing additional boundaries on the bodies that inhabit the space. The result is an uncanny exploration of the tension between control and chaos, presence and absence, all within a familiar but distorted reality.


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