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This is the third Union Jack piece completing the trio of my Britannia goddesses for this show. In each of these flag images I have expressed something individual so that all three pieces stand on their own two feet.This is the third Union Jack piece completing the trio of my Britannia Goddesses for this show. In each of these flag images I have expressed something individual so that all three pieces stand on their own two feet.The smartphones in all three pieces have reverse cameras. Samsung has such models and was my preference because I did not want the illumination of a front facing screen to distract the viewer’s eye from the subject. I may well change this in the future but I wanted these pieces to look as classic as possible with any elements of contemporary culture depicted with as much subtlety as possible.
The feminine athleticism of her back and shoulders conveyed such grace and strength that they acted as a tremendous counterpoint to the folds and silken mounds of the Union Jack.There is a sense of serenity despite her natural affinity with the camera lens. She is anonymous in this work, whereas she is more identifiable in the other two Britannia pieces. This means we may not know her as well as we think we do.With her back to us we can only speculate as to what she is communicating.They say the camera never lies, but it can misrepresent in the blink of a shutter. Perhaps our grand Britannia knows the deeper truth but she is happy to play the game.
Oil on Canvas | 122cm x 97cm
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