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Wendy Westlake
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$4,950
£3,747.62
€4,340.19
CA$7,005.38
A$7,848.86
CHF 4,081.75
MX$95,094.80
NOK 52,003.28
SEK 48,546.86
DKK 32,398.57

About the Item

Venerate “to hold in high regard” What we value shapes how we have come to look at ourselves. Artist statement: Youth, health, strength and beauty; these are things most Americans value highly. As I approach the 60-year mark, I recognize that these qualities are declining, at least as they manifest in my physical, outward appearance. Anti-aging solutions abound for firmer skin, erasing wrinkles and banishing age spots. I’d be a hypocrite to say I haven’t purchased my fair share of these products. So, I find it interesting, while reflecting on my artistic process to realize that what I’m trying to accomplish on the canvas is completely opposed to this notion of clear, unblemished, “youthfulness”. I start my paintings by marking up the canvas with pencils, crayons, and splatters of paint. I’m waging war with the plain starkness of that innocuous, untouched canvas, in a sense, aging it. In this series, I’m celebrating the underpainting, the first steps of the process. My intention is that these first marks add character and interest to all that follows.
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    Height: 48 in (121.92 cm)Diameter: 48 in (121.92 cm)
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  • Gallery Location:
    Boston, MA
  • Reference Number:
    1stDibs: LU2629215647372

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