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Zena Blackwell

"Twas on a Starry Night"

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71.5cm x 97cm

Oil on canvas, not framed

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This painting is loosely based on a photo from Time magazine of a teenage Melanie Griffith at her family home in the 1970s when they owned Neil the Lion. When I encountered these images they resonated deeply with me as I have been painting lions in my work for some time now. The lion first started appearing in my work when I was thinking about threat (and parental anxiety) but also at the same time, protection. I have also been thinking about ownership (of animals, people etc) and also about ownership of images when I find such pictures to work from.

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The inspiration

This painting is loosely based on a photo from Time magazine of a teenage Melanie Griffith at her family home in the 1970s when they owned Neil the Lion. When I encountered these images they resonated deeply with me as I have been painting lions in my work for some time now. The lion first started appearing in my work when I was thinking about threat (and parental anxiety) but also at the same time, protection. I have also been thinking about ownership (of animals, people etc) and also about ownership of images when I find such pictures to work from.

About the artist

Zena Blackwell is an award-winning figurative painter based in Cardiff, Wales, UK, working primarily in oil paint and exhibiting regularly both nationally and internationally. She obtained her MFA at Central Saint Martins; BA at Wimbledon School of Art and most recently completed the Turps Correspondence Course. A year after resuming her painting practice following a lengthy break, Zena won first prize at the Cardiff MADE Summer Open 2017, presenting a very well received first solo show there the following year. She was also awarded 3rd prize at PS Mirabel’s open exhibition ‘PAINT’ (Manchester) in 2019 and has been shortlisted for the Royal Academy Summer Show and BEEP Painting Prize. Her work is held in the permanent collection of the National Library of Wales and in many private collections globally. Zena founded the instagram blog Contemporary Cymru in 2017 and between 2003-2011, she co-founded a critically acclaimed live music event in London and also DJed nationally and internationally. Zena is represented on AucArt- the leading platform to discover & collect emerging art directly from the studio.

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