Oliver Reed
A couple of weeks ago the artist Oliver Reed came into college and gave a presentation on his past and upcoming works.
I love the eerie atmosphere in this painting. Almost like you've just been chased through a wood by shadows and ended up stood in a static position, looking around and have found yourself gazing upon a darker part of the hedges, wondering what may be lurking in that shadow. I think all the elements in this whole piece work together to create the eerie atmosphere. At first I felt it was just because of the darker patch in the centre but now I can see. The lighter, misty colours and other more dead looking plants around it give off a mysterious feel and somewhat a rather calm element in the background. It is when the darker shadow is formed you really start to feel worried, almost as if something is going to jump out and attack!
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