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The artist says about this work, 'Firstly, there was a very difficult unsuccessful painting which I obliterated underneath this one. As the idea for this painting evolved I soon realised that I could contain within this shape, the actual complete profile and the other symbolic one of the boat. Because my interest is to pitch human incident against the strong symbol that a boat already is, I decided to try and depict a very specific gesture between the father and son which could resonate against the very primal rusty orange beaked shape of the steel boat so that neither the gesture nor the boat should claim sole attention. The gulls soar and fly, half in and half out of this painting, across the painted border to counter the illusion of the three waves in the background.
Title
The Steel Boat (Father and Son)
Date
1987–1988
Medium
oil on board
Measurements
H 120 x W 184 cm
Accession number
P5845
Acquisition method
purchased from the artist, 1991
Work type
Painting
Inscription description
verso with title and additional information crossed out, but the following remain untouched: THE STEEL BOAT FATHER & SON 1987-88 Laetitia Yhap 47" x 72 1/2" 120cm x 184 cm oil paint
British Council Collection
British Council, 1 Redman Place, London, Greater London E20 1JQ England
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