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Will Hudson
"Fence Jumper", oil painting, figurative, boy, flight, field, outside, summer

2020

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£816.69
€951.67
CA$1,527.16
A$1,708.22
CHF 888.97
MX$21,028.76
NOK 11,309.51
SEK 10,610.55
DKK 7,100.41
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"Fence Jumper" is an oil painting with chalk and graphite on wood panel, and measures 16" high by 12" wide. It is finished with a clear resin across the surface, lending the artwork a particular warmth and liquidity that is rare and lovely to behold. Typical of the artist, the painting is a mystery despite its apparent simplicity – a boy, a young lad leaps over the fence, seen here mid-flight. It's clearly important to the boy. His focus and sense of achievement ring out. Drawn lines and painterly brushstrokes render the scene, but also note the toned wood coming through as color and texture. All of it held, as if in time, by the resin layer acting as a lens to both transmit this picture and admit light to the picture. A true artifact. From Will Hudson: "My work's prime focus is on the inherent intimacies and isolation of all types of human relationships. The figures are intended to occupy a dream-like realm with a purpose that may seem familiar, but camouflaged." Will Hudson is a formally trained architect originally from the UK, now practicing in Toronto, Canada. With an eclectic career in the art world, Will has shown and performed chalk street painting and murals in across North America and Europe. His installations have been exhibited at Nuit Blanche in Toronto in 2009, 2010, 2011 and 2014. His paintings were featured in a solo show, "Things You Think You've Seen" at Artists' Network Gallery in 2018. His most recent exhibition was in the group show "A Gathering", here at GC gallery in Leslieville, Toronto, November 2020.
  • Creator:
    Will Hudson
  • Creation Year:
    2020
  • Dimensions:
    Height: 16 in (40.64 cm)Width: 12 in (30.48 cm)Depth: 2 in (5.08 cm)
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  • Gallery Location:
    Toronto, CA
  • Reference Number:
    1stDibs: LU134527263442

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