Description
Shape of You
Oil On Board
23 × 30 cm
R4 800
Shape of You is a warm, richly coloured nude of a woman seated with her back to us, knees drawn up and head bowed. Her form is painted in soft pinks, corals, sage greens and pale blues, glowing against a saturated orange ground and a deep navy shadow beneath her. The pose is quiet and self-contained, radiating calm and a gentle sense of introspection.
Julie Tugwell works here in bold, sunlit colour, letting the warm orange background press against the cooler notes threaded through the body. The brushwork is broad and assured, describing the curve of the back and the fold of the limbs with economy rather than fussy detail. Flecks of red and green enliven the skin, giving the figure a lovely painterly warmth and vitality.
Both intimate and vivid, Shape of You would bring colour and a sense of serene presence to a considered interior. Its glowing palette and tender pose suit a bedroom, a living room or a private study, where the warmth of the colour and the quiet dignity of the figure can be enjoyed at leisure.
Style
Julie Tugwell is a contemporary South African artist whose work shares qualities with expressive, painterly traditions, favouring energetic brushwork and an emotional response to her subject over strict realism. In her figure work she is drawn to warm, saturated colour and the play of light across the body rather than exact anatomical detail. She captures the atmosphere and vitality of a subject rather than a literal likeness, creating original artworks that bring warmth, character and considered sophistication to contemporary interiors.
Please note: Images are provided as a guide to the artwork’s size and style. As each original painting is photographed under different lighting conditions and viewed on different screens, colours may vary slightly from the original artwork.
