Girlfriend

Details

Boo Ritson (b. 1969)
Girlfriend
glicée print
37 x 29½in. (94 x 75cm.)
Executed in 2006, this work is number two from an edition of three

Provenance

David Risley Gallery, Copenhagen.
Acquired from the above by the present owner in 2006.

Exhibited

London, David Risley Gallery, Cast, 2006.

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Lot Essay

'I write stories just for myself to develop characters, then find a person who fits that character. I cover them with barrier cream and dress them with a costume which I have made from charity shop stuff. My assistant hands me the paint from 20-50 pots on the go at a time and sprays water to keep it wet- I have got 15-20 minutes before the paint dries. My photographer takes anything from 6 to 40 shots; therell only ever be one that really works, where they sit like a statue and the painting is right'
(B. Ritson in conversation with P. Carey-Kent and V. MacDonald, in Art World, October-November 2007, p. 66).

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