{"product_id":"footballer-1","title":"Footballer","description":"\u003ch5\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e \u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eLimited Edition Canvas Details\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eEdition of 3 and 2 Artist's Proofs\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 53 x 43 cm \/ 21 x 17 in\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003eOther Edition Print Options\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/rosswatson.com\/products\/footballer-2\" title=\"Ross Watson Limited Edition Print on paper of Footballer\"\u003eView Limited Edition Print on paper\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003eDescription\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe first painting from Watson’s new series DIORAMAS, this superb new artwork demonstrates an exciting development in the artist’s work, and explores personal themes relevant to his experience of the global pandemic and lock downs.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\"Walking our dogs along beautiful Collins Street in Melbourne during lock down and seeing the empty luxury fashion house's windows was both unprecedented and surprisingly inspiring. I thought about the same designer boutiques I've visited when travelling abroad before the pandemic, and how much I also miss visiting art museums and working with new models.\"\u003c\/em\u003e wrote Watson.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA starting point was offered by the experience and the artist began imagining creating painted theatre sets or glass showcases which may be be viewed by an audience - many of which are observing online in numerous countries.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe central subject is the model, Alexis Caught, who posed for the artist in London in 2017, and plays rugby for the gay team the Kings Cross Steelers. He appears contemplative, resigned to waiting, and seems indifferent toward, or unaware of, the attention he might attract from passers-by given his spotlit presence in the windows of an Yves Saint Laurent boutique.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eImmaculately painted detail such as the platinum window frames dazzle with reflections and reminds us the footballers public position is sealed behind glass. A spare and neutral colour palette ensures the eye popping magenta pink and emerald olive green is without competition.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEngaging the viewer is a portrait of a young man by Giovanni Batista Moroni, which Watson has enlarged to maximise visual impact. Reminding us we too are being watched as we pause outside the window, the classical portrait also provides compositional balance and a cherished memory of Watson’s international art museum visits.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMuch of the greatest art in history tells us something about the period it was created, and creating this painting during a challenging period has been therapeutic personally for Watson. Possessing a chic and quietly erotic aesthetic, this exceptional oil painting is one of the artist’s most significant and personal artworks.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ross Watson Gallery","offers":[{"title":"Edition 1 of 3","offer_id":40741528731802,"sku":"LEC-Footballer-1\/3","price":2500.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":false},{"title":"Edition 2 of 3","offer_id":40741528764570,"sku":"LEC-Footballer-2\/3","price":2500.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":false},{"title":"Edition 3 of 3","offer_id":40741528797338,"sku":"LEC-Footballer-3\/3","price":2500.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":false},{"title":"Artist's Proof","offer_id":40741528830106,"sku":"LEC-Footballer-AP","price":2500.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0051\/6381\/0927\/products\/FootballerYSL72_32abf021-4014-4830-841b-0367d291825e.jpg?v=1630649807","url":"https:\/\/gastore.rosswatson.com\/products\/footballer-1","provider":"Ross Watson Gallery","version":"1.0","type":"link"}