Rose Wylie Reino Unido, b. 1934
I Like to Be, 2020
Oil on canvas
210 x 325 cm
82 5/8 x 128 in
82 5/8 x 128 in
© 2020 Rose Wylie / Courtesy Rose Wylie and David Zwirner
Photo: Sergio Ortiz
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The composition and technique, among other elements, lend a naive air to this scene. It's recognizable as a beach because a boat can be discerned in the distance, and two figures are sunbathing on the sand with their backs to the viewer. One of them, like the boat, almost leaps out of the frame, while the other resembles an insect. It's painted in oil with a drawing-like technique. Above one of the figures, the phrase "I like to be" is visible.
To approach both her large-format canvases and her drawings, Wylie draws on a wide range of visual sources, from art history to film, cartoons, and popular culture. A proponent of spontaneity in the creative process, she often paints or collages over finished sections of her canvases in search of the desired effect. This approach creates dynamic shifts in scale and enriches the variety of her textures.
To approach both her large-format canvases and her drawings, Wylie draws on a wide range of visual sources, from art history to film, cartoons, and popular culture. A proponent of spontaneity in the creative process, she often paints or collages over finished sections of her canvases in search of the desired effect. This approach creates dynamic shifts in scale and enriches the variety of her textures.