Portrait painting
Othello
by Shakespeare
The story of an African general in the Venetian army who is tricked into suspecting his wife of adultery, Othello is a tragedy of sexual jealousy. First performed around 1604, the play is also a pioneering exploration of racial prejudice. It's probably not Shakespeare's best play but creating a moor (at the time referring dark-skinned people in general) as a hero were probably something controversial. In the play Othello is referred to as a "Barbary horse", a "lascivious Moor", and "the devil".
Portrait painting: Othello II, 15x21cm, fluid acrylic paint directly onto the prepared synthetic fabric.
Portrait painting: Othello II, 15x21cm, fluid acrylic paint directly onto the prepared synthetic fabric.
Portrait painting: Othello III, 15x21cm, fluid acrylic paint directly onto the prepared synthetic fabric.
Portrait painting: Othello III, 15x21cm, fluid acrylic paint directly onto the prepared synthetic fabric.
Portrait painting (detail): Othello III, 15x21cm, fluid acrylic paint directly onto the prepared synthetic fabric.
Portrait painting: Othello I, 15x21cm, fluid acrylic paint directly onto the prepared synthetic fabric.
The starting point for portrait painting is a face drawn from H&M advertising.
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