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Lee Welch - someplace deep inside your being
Reserve not met
Estimate:
€800 - €1,600
Pending
€500
Timed Auction
Arthouse 2023 - Day 2
ARTIST
Lee Welch
Size
50 X 40
Category
Description
About artist: In Welch’s paintings, figures are stripped back to their most essential details: creating gestural, atmospheric paintings that attest to the psychical and emotional depths of his chosen subjects. Often based on existing images, the works make allusions to the history of art, literature and tennis. Welch’s handling of materials is spare but sensuous, carrying a tension between intimacy and restraint. Born in Kentucky and based in Dublin, Welch’s work has been featured in numerous institutions including Eli and Edythe Broad Art Museum, Michigan State University; The Hugh Lane Gallery, Dublin; Museo de Arte Contemporáneo de Castilla y León (MUSAC), León, Spain, Kerlin Gallery, Dublin and Objectif Exhibitions, Antwerp.
About artwork: Lee Welch creates gestural, atmospheric paintings that attest to the psychical and emotional depths of his chosen subjects and map out delicate negotiations between beauty, desire, and the painted image. Depicting figures from his own milieu, as well as from history, literature, music, and tennis, Welch finds feeling in that which he depicts, always rendered with the intensity of his particular humanism; a close looking akin to love. In each subject’s specificity, the artist reveals the universal feelings that connect us to each other, and that stretch from our present moment back through time. This painting titled "someplace deep inside your being" rests delicately on a mover's blanket, inviting viewers into a realm of contemplation and intrigue. In this intimate painting, a solitary figure takes centre stage, engaged in an act that emanates either quiet solitude or a lurking malevolence, leaving room for the viewer's interpretation. Moral ambivalence serves as a cornerstone of Welch's artistic expression, infusing his work with a sense of complexity and thought-provoking ambiguity. "Someplace deep inside your being" is a testament to Welch's voice as an artist, one that speaks with tenderness and earnestness. The work stands as a visual manifestation of a profound truth. Roberta Smith's assertion that art possesses the capacity to stretch our perceptual limits finds tangible proof in the layers of this painting. The more one allows themselves to be immersed in its enigmatic embrace, the more its intricate layers of intention are revealed.
Website: https://www.leewelch.com
Instagram: _leewelch_
About artwork: Lee Welch creates gestural, atmospheric paintings that attest to the psychical and emotional depths of his chosen subjects and map out delicate negotiations between beauty, desire, and the painted image. Depicting figures from his own milieu, as well as from history, literature, music, and tennis, Welch finds feeling in that which he depicts, always rendered with the intensity of his particular humanism; a close looking akin to love. In each subject’s specificity, the artist reveals the universal feelings that connect us to each other, and that stretch from our present moment back through time. This painting titled "someplace deep inside your being" rests delicately on a mover's blanket, inviting viewers into a realm of contemplation and intrigue. In this intimate painting, a solitary figure takes centre stage, engaged in an act that emanates either quiet solitude or a lurking malevolence, leaving room for the viewer's interpretation. Moral ambivalence serves as a cornerstone of Welch's artistic expression, infusing his work with a sense of complexity and thought-provoking ambiguity. "Someplace deep inside your being" is a testament to Welch's voice as an artist, one that speaks with tenderness and earnestness. The work stands as a visual manifestation of a profound truth. Roberta Smith's assertion that art possesses the capacity to stretch our perceptual limits finds tangible proof in the layers of this painting. The more one allows themselves to be immersed in its enigmatic embrace, the more its intricate layers of intention are revealed.
Website: https://www.leewelch.com
Instagram: _leewelch_
Condition
Excellent Condition
Medium
acrylic on mover’s blanket
Signature
Yes
