Ding Dong
About this artwork
Steven Campbell made numerous paintings like this one in the 1980s in which solidly built figures are set in fantastical, imaginary landscapes. In keeping with the postmodern mood of the times, where knowledge was seen as dependant on historical circumstances and hence changeable, his paintings from the 1980s depicts a world which makes no rational sense. His paintings like this one have a surreal quality similar to the work of Rene Magritte. Here a female figure takes a powerful stance with one arm outstretched. The stiffness of her clothing resembles armour whilst shackling chains hang from both her wrists suggesting imprisonment or martyrdom.
Updated before 2020
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artist:Steven Campbell (1953 - 2007) Scottish
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title:Ding Dong
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date created:1980s
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materials:Oil on paper adhered to canvas
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measurements:Framed: 216.00 x 154.50 x 4.50 cm
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object type:
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credit line:Long loan in 1984
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accession number:GML 330
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artwork photographed by:Antonia Reeve
Steven Campbell
Steven Campbell
Steven Campbell emerged as the leading figure of a group of Scottish figurative painters who began to exhibit their work in the early 1980s. After working as an engineer for seven years, in 1982 Campbell graduated from Glasgow School of Art. A Fulbright Scholarship took him to New York, where he...