Tension

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Typically, this oil painting reveals Mary Fogg’s fascination with the interaction between figures in a stylised environment or landscape. The viewer looks down into a formal garden of neatly trimmed and laid out hedges. The more distant and indistinct figures in the centre of the space have paired off for conversation, while the nearer and more clearly identifiable figures, partially hidden by flowers and shrubs in the near corner, are still detached from the viewer. The formal nature of the garden is like a stage set, consisting of carefully devised spaces between which movement seems impossible. Here the figures exist, seemingly trapped. Muted colours contribute to a dream-like effect.

y Gaer – Brecon Museum, Art Gallery & Library

Brecon

Title

Tension

Date

1995

Medium

oil on board

Measurements

H 96 x W 63 cm

Accession number

2011.36.1

Acquisition method

presented by the Contemporary Art Society for Wales, 2011

Work type

Painting

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y Gaer – Brecon Museum, Art Gallery & Library

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