Scott McDougall explores the urban landscape, specifically the dislocation of European architecture to foreign lands and the dramatic contrasts between their buildings and people. In ‘Signs of Life’, he presents new paintings that are a reflection of the small stories of life in Cuba.
“As an artist there is the fear that what made Cuba unique, its colours and textures, crumbling render, faded pigments, verdigris, scrapes and scratches – the buildings scar tissue that stand witness to moments in time and history, may be lost in the rush towards the future. I hope with this body of work, I have captured a moment in time,” says McDougall.
Scott McDougall, Hopes and Dreams – Havana, acrylic on canvas, 92 x 137cm. Courtesy the artist and Art Atrium, Sydney
Scott McDougall, Castro and the School Girl, acrylic on canvas, 101 x 152.5cm. Courtesy the artist and Art Atrium, Sydney
Art Atrium
19 April to 6 May, 2017
Sydney
