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Bone, feather & fire, 2025
Price
€12,000
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Medium
oil paint
Technique
painting (brush and spatula)
Dimensions
130 × 97 × 4 cm
Year
2025
Edition
Original oil painting
About the Work
“A work that speaks to the transience of beauty and time with the rich symbolism in the painting, both hidden and in plain view. Exploring the enigmatic energy of womanhood. The vibrant, earthy red colour palette looks to reinforce the sense of passion and latent energy. A positive interpretation of female power and potential. An exploration of the visceral, enigmatic energy of womanhood. The included objects are symbolic references to ‘possibility’, instinct and fiery passion. In art and literature bones are often depicted as a symbol of mortality. The fine bone china cup alludes to the refined cultural custom of taking tea which is, somewhat at odds with the materials used in the cups manufacture and the human instinct to kill and use animals. Note: Bone china was first commercially made by Thomas Frye at his Bow Porcelain Factory in East London in 1748. The factory was located in the East end of London close to the cattle markets and slaughterhouses, providing easy access to the animal bones needed to create the bone ash used in the manufacture of ‘bone china’. ”
Artist
JJ WALKER
View ProfileBritish 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.