George Rouy

Keeping it for Myself

€750

Edition of 5068.0 (H) × 53.0 (W) cm

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Oddly alluring, half-remembered subjects populate the large-scale canvases of young British painter, George Rouy.

Reprising an original painting from his Maelstrom series, Keeping it for Myself – the artist’s first ever print edition – centres on the cut finger and steady gaze of its fleshy pink figure. Sanguine symbolism connects the work with canonical religious painting, and ultimately serves as a playful yet poignant reminder that “when everything is stripped away, the only thing we own – and yet can’t control – is our mortality.”

Medium

Hand-pulled 21-layer screenprint with a matte finish on 300gsm Somerset Satin paper.

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Finishing

Individually signed and numbered by the artist.

Release date

February 24, 2022

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Behind the scenes

George Rouy sitting with his arms folder in his studio

George Rouy2 collaborationsMysterious figures inhabit George Rouy’s large-scale acrylic canvases. Rather than depicting specific individuals, he paints feelings and memories – half-remembered glimpses of dancing bodies in nightclubs meld with intimate personal moments. The ultra-smooth textures draw from digital culture, recalling beauty filters on social media. Rouy uses technology in his process as well, drafting compositions on the computer before projecting them onto canvas. While painting, bodies and backgrounds are built up in multiple layers but faces are often created in a single, briskly-applied coat. Medieval artists such as Jean Fouquet and Rogier van der Weyden are key influences, along with modernist painting, the Young British Artists and contemporary choreographer Sharon Eyal.

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