MWW Artwork of the Day (4/23/24)
David Jagger (British, 1891-1958)
Olga (1936)
Oil on canvas, 117.5 x 89.5 cm.
Private Collection
In the forward to the 1935 catalogue for the Jagger exhibition at London's Leger Galleries, the critic H. Granville Fell wrote of the artist's work: "Never did a painter's performance speak more clearly for itself. […] There is something plus, and beyond the mere portrait, a decorative quality, an amptitude of line and mass and a harmonious ensemble of color often daringly original, that place them in the higher category of works of art, and this is never the result of flashy accident, but the outcome of much pondering and intelligent brain work."
this was the second piece created for @taiwanfest a few months ago. in a nutshell, it's a portrait of how my dumb ass feels as a person far removed from their original culture - the confusion, embarrassment, and joy that comes with reconnecting with crucial parts of my life that a younger self often tried to minimize.