isee.art

Price
€3,200
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Medium
oil paint
Technique
paint brush and spatula
Dimensions
90 × 90 × 3.5 cm
Year
2025
Edition
Original oil painting on canvas
About the Work
“Oscar Wilde famously stated, “The books that the world calls immoral are the books that show the world its own shame”. Scriptura vetita depicts an anonymous figure with eyes obstructed — a reference to the censorship of books. The painting is inspired by 4 contemporary European literary works (1945-present) & one Victorian work. Novels which have been censored or banned at some juncture in their complex historic journey’s which mixes notoriety and acclamation: Nineteen Eighty-Four (1949) George Orwell, Lolita (1955). Vladimir Nabokov, To kill a mockingbird (1960) Harper Lee, A clockwork orange (1962) Anthony Burgess, Alice’s adventures in Wonderland. (1865) Lewis Carroll.”
Artist
British artist JJ Walker’s artwork presents a lavish, textured landscape of colour and narrative. His fresh, bold artworks are rich in symbolism and layered with social commentary, reflecting a deep fascination with the human condition—its highs and lows, complexities and contradictions. Though JJ tackles serious and often urgent themes, his art remains full of optimism. A sharp sense of humour, a strong social conscience, and a surreal perspective run through each piece, offering a uniquely uplifting take on contemporary issues. JJ works out of the legendary Barcelona atelier STUDIO 46. Contributing to the ongoing legacy of this iconic, artistic crucible where many of the most famous and influential artists of the 20th Century created artworks including Salvador Dalí, Joan Miró, Pablo Picasso, Joseph Beuys, Victor Vasarely, Eduardo Chillida, Richard Hamilton, Marc Chagall and Louise Bourgeois. A life-long long career as a multi-disciplinary Designer and Creative Director for small bijou agencies, his own furniture design company and international corporations. JJ has left the politics and often slow mechanics of big business behind and concentrates on that which still drives him with an endless passion—the process of creating vivid, visceral and thought-provoking art.