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David ShepherdGrapeshot, Oil Painting2022
2022
About the Item
Artist Comments
Artist David Shepherd paints a hyperrealistic portrait of a woman adorned with white flowers. "The eye is like a fingerprint, it uniquely identifies us," says David. "Yet it's unclear who the model is, where they come from, what religion they follow, and sometimes even what sex they are." The piece explores the dichotomy between the uniqueness of each person and the universal beauty that each eye carries. David acknowledges that on the surface we are different, yet underneath on a genetic level, we are almost identical.
About the Artist
Canadian artist David Shepherd fuses techniques from both old and modern masters to create contemporary interpretations of the human form. While offering strong nods to pop art and cubism, the work remains grounded by David’s training in 19th Century academic realism. Combining discrete techniques within a single tableau is initially jarring to the viewer, creating an unexpected visual complexity in the work and demonstrating the artist’s breadth of skills. “I think in the future we will be much more interested in works of art that show a mastery of multiple styles,†says David. Each artwork effectually suggests the surreal nature of human existence within a convoluted modern society.
Words that describe this painting: flower, portrait, face, realism, hyperrealism, photorealism, eye, beauty, love, petals, detailed, oilpaint, people, lips, chrystanthemum, people, realism, oil painting, white
Grapeshot
David Shepherd
Oil painting on stretched canvas
Painting wraps around edges
Varnished and Ready to hang
One-of-a-kind
Signed on front
2022
26 in. h x 20 in. w x 1.5 in. d
8 lbs. 0 oz.
- Creator:David Shepherd (1931 - 2017, English)
- Creation Year:2022
- Dimensions:Height: 26 in (66.04 cm)Width: 20 in (50.8 cm)Depth: 1.5 in (3.81 cm)
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- Condition:Grapeshot. David Shepherd. Oil painting on stretched canvas. Painting wraps around edges. Varnished and Ready to hang. One-of-a-kind. Signed on front.
- Gallery Location:San Francisco, CA
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David Shepherd
David Shepherd was born in the UK in 1931. He was not only one of his generation’s most well-known artists, but also an outspoken preservationist. At the age of just eight years old, he won a painting competition for the magazine Nursery World, marking the beginning of his painting career. Yet, after his school years, he traveled to Kenya in the hopes of becoming a game warden. Though he was rejected, the trip would ignite his passions for wildlife and wildlife preservation. He continued to paint throughout his lifetime, and many of his canvases took as their subjects the wildlife that he had grown to love. In addition to his animal subjects, he also dedicated paintings to the locomotive. He was a famed collector of steam locomotives, devoting much of his time later in his life to the preservation of these powerful engines. Shepherd was heavily involved in the founding of a heritage steam railway, the East Somerset Railway, and owned a number of historic locomotives. Both his painting of animals and steam engines were remarkably popular amongst the collecting public, and they remain highly prized today.
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