Rhytidectomy I

Oil On Canvas

55.5cm x 45.5cm

2011

 

This arresting painting depicts a subject in the days following a facelift operation. The distorted features convey a sense of vulnerability and, although this swelling subsides over the subsequent weeks, are a reminder of both the physical and psychological fragilities of the human patients.

 

Texts: 

John Quin - Prime Cuts

Interview with Mariella Frostrup

Clover Stroud - A Savage Beauty