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Self Portrait by Barbara Walker (British) - Oil on canvas / 2000 - Usher Gallery (Lincoln, England) #womeninart #womanartist #femaleartist #art #BritishArtist #womensart #artwork #BarbaraWalker #UsherGallery #LincolnMuseum #portraitofawoman #selfportrait #oilpainting #fineart #BritishArt #ArtUK
Contemporary British artist Barbara Walker powerfully depicts herself close-up as a serious Black woman with long braids, wearing a coral-colored shirt. With dark brown skin that is richly textured and painted with visible brushstrokes, giving it a sense of depth and dimension, we sense her age and experience. Her dark brown hair is styled in long, thin meticulously-done braids that cascade down her shoulders and partially obscure her shoulders. She is wearing a simple, loose-fitting, orangish-red colored shirt with a casual neckline that is warm and complements her skin tone. The brushwork on the shirt suggests a soft, slightly uneven fabric. Walker’s face is detailed with carefully rendered features. Her eyes are dark, expressive, and commanding. Her gaze is directed towards us, but there is a subtle sense of distance in her expression. Her lips are slightly parted, and her mouth is set in a neutral, almost serious expression. There's a slight hint of weariness in her eyes and the subtle lines around them. The light in the painting is soft and even, with no harsh shadows, creating a calm atmosphere. She varies her brushstrokes in the painting, but they work together in harmony. The intense detail around her hair, lips, and eyes does not seem out of place against the thicker, patchy brushstrokes of her chest and shirt to create a memorable portrait that depicts her own definition of self beauty and not the standards of others. Walker’s artwork is informed by the social, political and cultural realities that affect her life and the lives of those around her. Growing up in Birmingham, her experiences have directly shaped a practice concerned with issues of class and power, gender, race, representation and belonging. Her figurative drawings and paintings tell contemporary stories hinged on historical circumstances, making them universally understood and reflecting a human perspective on the state of affairs in her native Britain and elsewhere.
April 28, 2025 at 8:51 AM
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Lincoln (looks like a view from Waterside South to me) LS Lowry. 1959
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