"Staging a Threadbare Dream"
By
Robert Sherratt
2025
- Painting
- Spiritual & Philosophical
- Socioeconomic Structures & Consumerism
- Science & Technology
- Personal Narratives & Identity
- Social & Political
- Contemporary British Painting
- Contemporary Figuration
- Puppetshow
Dimensions
46 x 61 cm
I became aware of the short film "RUKA" or "The Hand" a political allegory by Czechoslovakian animator Jiří Trnka whilst making this painting. The space above the puppet where you might expect a glimpse of the puppeteer is occupied by flowing rhythmical lines perhaps a representation of the algorithm.
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