VIEW IN MY ROOM
United Kingdom
Painting, Watercolor on Paper
Size: 10 W x 7 H x 0 D in
Ships in a Box
Artist Recognition
Artist featured in a collection
I came back from Andalucia in Spain a few months ago, where I had visited a few art galleries that had collections of paintings by eighteenth and nineteenth century Andalusian artists. They gave a very strong flavour of life in the region at that time and many of them were contemporaries of Goya. Like him, some of the work referenced the Peninsular War, though none of them showed the horrors that Goya recorded in almost journalistic detail in his 'Disasters Of War' series. When I returned to England and found myself back in the studio, impressed by the Spanish landscape and the flavour of the country, I started to work on images that had been prompted by my visit. As usual, war and conflict became the theme! Here the body of a baby-like, supine naked figure explodes - its belly ruptured by an uncontainable ball of intense flame - whilst in the background, Napoleonic soldiers carry out murderous acts of war. The supine figure is both bomb and landscape. All is turmoil and carnage. Although there are references to external war here, I realised that this image also refers to overpowering internal conflict, like that of a nation at war with itself (the road and the telegraph poles and wires that span the lower part of the figure's body are references to the long roads that span the body of the nation of Spain - the body IS the nation). The raging conflict is so great that it blows out of the individual, thereby destroying it, or at least, threatening to destroy it. The greatest conflicts are those within the human mind and breast (and belly!) - Mohammed said something to this effect - you can conquer all that you like in the world, but the greatest conquest is of the self.
Painting:Watercolor on Paper
Original:One-of-a-kind Artwork
Size:10 W x 7 H x 0 D in
Frame:Not Framed
Ready to Hang:Not applicable
Packaging:Ships in a Box
Delivery Time:Typically 5-7 business days for domestic shipments, 10-14 business days for international shipments.
Handling:Ships in a box. Artists are responsible for packaging and adhering to Saatchi Art’s packaging guidelines.
Ships From:United Kingdom.
Customs:Shipments from United Kingdom may experience delays due to country's regulations for exporting valuable artworks.
Have additional questions?
Please visit our help section or contact us.
United Kingdom
"Although I state that much of my work stems from the imagery thrown up by depression, I would say that it is also the imagery of unconscious connection.Indeed the two are irrevocably entwined. It is no accident that the appearance of animal symbols and the use of bodily products such as hair, urine and blood is also influenced by my former work as a veterinary surgeon. Some time spent in psychoanalysis has helped me to illuminate these connections to find a personal mythology, which I believe connects to a universal meaning of what it is to be human. The `otherness` of animals, their power, vulnerability, unselfconsciousness and instinctual drives, and their relationship with us, are potent symbols of qualities we also have - qualities which we struggle with in our attempts to remain in control of ourselves and our society. It is where these tensions meet that my work is situated." Studio: Sculpture Shed, Spike Island, 133, Cumberland Road, Bristol, BS1 6UX. Tel: (0117) 929 2266; Email: michael.hayter@blueyonder.co.uk
Artist featured by Saatchi Art in a collection
Thousands Of Five-Star Reviews
We deliver world-class customer service to all of our art buyers.
Global Selection
Explore an unparalleled artwork selection by artists from around the world.
Satisfaction Guaranteed
Our 14-day satisfaction guarantee allows you to buy with confidence.
Support An Artist With Every Purchase
We pay our artists more on every sale than other galleries.
Need More Help?