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Her Adolescence Was Real

from £890.00

Her Asolescence was Real depicts a young girl, wearing a hoodie and party hat. Her eyes look directly toward the viewer, and her expression appears defiant and sullen.

A party hat sits on her head, introducing an element associated with social activity and celebration. At the same time, its pointed shape recalls a dunce cap, creating an association with embarrassment or mild transgression. This ambiguity points to changes in social life and behavior often linked with adolescence.

The girl extends her arm toward a goose placed beside her. The goose’s head is larger than the girl’s, giving it a prominent role in the composition. This imbalance of scale shifts the scene away from strict realism and invites symbolic interpretation, positioning the animal as a significant presence in relation to the figure.

Taken together, the elements of the painting suggest adolescence as a period shaped by social expectation, self-consciousness, and uneven power relationships, presented through a restrained figurative and symbolic language

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Her Asolescence was Real depicts a young girl, wearing a hoodie and party hat. Her eyes look directly toward the viewer, and her expression appears defiant and sullen.

A party hat sits on her head, introducing an element associated with social activity and celebration. At the same time, its pointed shape recalls a dunce cap, creating an association with embarrassment or mild transgression. This ambiguity points to changes in social life and behavior often linked with adolescence.

The girl extends her arm toward a goose placed beside her. The goose’s head is larger than the girl’s, giving it a prominent role in the composition. This imbalance of scale shifts the scene away from strict realism and invites symbolic interpretation, positioning the animal as a significant presence in relation to the figure.

Taken together, the elements of the painting suggest adolescence as a period shaped by social expectation, self-consciousness, and uneven power relationships, presented through a restrained figurative and symbolic language

  • Medium: oil paint on canvas

  • Dimensions: 42cm x 59cm

  • I sign the canvas on the front, at the bottom.

  • All paintings come ready to hang.

  • You may purchase this painting unframed, or with a tray frame at an additional cost. The tray frame is a wooden frame made from FSC certified Obeche wood, and is waxed with an antique oak finish. It does not contain glass, it allows the painting to ‘float’ within a wooden frame.

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  • This painting is painted on canvas. The canvas is stretched on a stretcher. For delivery, the painting is packaged between sheets of plywood. A Phillips, crosshead screwdriver will be needed to uncrate the painting. The painting will be insured to the value of the artwork. I am able to ship all artworks worldwide. Artworks are dispatched within 10 days of purchase and I will update you with relevant delivery dates as much as possible

  • I am more than happy to welcome you for a studio visit. My studio is in Abingdon, near Oxford, UK.

  • Please get in touch if you have any special requests or questions relating to this painting.