
Derek Cowie, The Beach, 2021, oil on canvas, 560mm x 710mm.
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Derek Cowie, The Beach, 2021, oil on canvas, 560mm x 710mm.
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In his latest series of paintings Cowie’s meditations on environmental devastation, the failings of contemporary society, and the dawning of dystopic fictions are visually manifested in the modest architectural edifice of the stadium or grandstand. Here, the notion of the spectacle and the spectator take centre stage.
In his latest series of paintings Cowie’s meditations on environmental devastation, the failings of contemporary society, and the dawning of dystopic fictions are visually manifested in the modest architectural edifice of the stadium or grandstand. Here, the notion of the spectacle and the spectator take centre stage.