Big Daddy

By Barry Hammond

Oil on canvas

200 cm x 160 cm x 4 cm

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Meaning and visual impact:

This monumental work was commissioned and specifically designed to standout in a particular interior design and colour setting in a home. The work is an interplay of three colour fields which react off of each other. The visual impact is enhanced when the work is displayed with interior decors of complimentary colours and tonal values.

Technical aspects:

This painting is actually two 100 cm x 160 cm x 4 cm frames screwed together. I could not obtain a single frame and canvas large enough nor could I have got it to fit through the doors of my studio. The painting is composed of multiple layers of thinly diluted oil paint. Due to the sheer size of the painting it was a major undertaking to complete.