From Gaze to Witness: Masculinity and Loss in George Shaw’s Paintings of Tile Hill

Oliver, Elisa (2018) From Gaze to Witness: Masculinity and Loss in George Shaw’s Paintings of Tile Hill. FORUM: University of Edinburgh Postgraduate Journal of Culture & the Arts (27). ISSN 1749-9771

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Official URL: https://doi.org/10.2218/forum.27.2902

Abstract

This paper explores the gaze as witness in George Shaw’s paintings of Tile Hill. Considering Shaw’s process of making in the series ‘Scenes of the Passion’ (1990-2017) the paper addresses the relationship of site, memory and gaze in a negotiation of masculinity and loss in these images.

Item Type:	Article
Peer-reviewed:	Yes
Date Deposited:	14 Jan 2019 12:08
Publisher:	Edinburgh University
Additional Information:	This is an Open Access article published in FORUM: University of Edinburgh Postgraduate Journal of Culture & the Arts, published by Edinburgh University, copyright The Author(s).
Divisions:	Faculties > Arts and Humanities
Subject terms:	Memory, Site, George Shaw, Witness gaze, MD Multidisciplinary
URI:	https://e-space.mmu.ac.uk/id/eprint/622168
DOI:	https://doi.org/10.2218/forum.27.2902
ISSN	1749-9771

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