Art School 34

Painting

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Calvin University Center Art Gallery

The image depicts a minimalistic art studio with a high window allowing natural light to flood the room, a simple black chair positioned at a weathered wooden desk on the left, and two small cabinets, one slightly open, standing against a stark white wall on the right, creating an atmosphere of solitude and contemplation within the artistic space.

The image depicts a minimalistic art studio with a high window allowing natural light to flood the room, a simple black chair positioned at a weathered wooden desk on the left, and two small cabinets, one slightly open, standing against a stark white wall on the right, creating an atmosphere of solitude and contemplation within the artistic space.

Name/Title

Art School 34

Entry/Object ID

2015.19.1

Description

Photorealistic painting of the interior of an art school. An artist's studio is depicted with a small table and chair pushed in a corner under a window with a supply cabinet standing behind.

Type of Painting

Panel

Artwork Details

Medium

Oil

Category

Interior Space, Objects, On-Display at Calvin University
Building, Architecture

Made/Created

Artist

Paul Winstanley

Date made

2014

Dimensions

Dimension Description

image size

Height

35-1/4 in

Width

23-3/4 in

Dimension Description

frame size

Height

36-3/4 in

Width

25 in

Depth

1-3/4 in

Exhibitions

Light - An Eternal Presence: The Donna Spaan Contemporary Collection of Art, Sept. 8 - Oct. 10, 2015
Permanent Collection -July 21, 2017 - July 10, 2018 Center Art Gallery
Loan - Spaan Collection @ Dordt College
Loan - Spaan Collection @ 2nd CRC - Grand Haven, Michigan
Spaan Collection - December 4 2024 - February 1, 2025 Center Art Gallery

General Notes

Note Type

Wall Label

Note

The work of this London photorealist sits somewhere on a spectrum between Gerhard Richter and Robert Bechtle. He depicts subjects that are both poignant with mystery and suffused with an alienated air that keeps the viewer at a remove. During the summer, Winstanley toured British Art Schools when the studios are usually cleaned out. The resulting painting evokes the sense of a "clean slate" or an "empty canvas" awaiting the first brushstroke.