On The Metaphor In Alison Watt's Works

This thesis looks into the art of Alison Watt,who was born in England in 1965 and who now lives and works Edinburgh and London.Watt is a member of the National Gallery Society and her modernist paintings have been exhibited in major museum shows and art galleries and many of her art pieces are also held by private collectors,foundations as well as galleries.Watt’s works draw inspiration both from classical tradition as well as photography’s super-realism to deliver her unique look at visual art that makes use of material fabric to bring across the traditional techniques of form and structure.Her simple compositions are however richly endowed with a poetic language that is expressionistic and refreshing and gives food for thought.Particularly when a viewer of her works may at first sight comprehend it as a visual impression of creases in folds of fabric,but may also be taken to represent the hidden connotation of sexual imagery.With regards to Watt,the scarcity of research material,literature and scholarly studies have made it necessary to depend upon an analysis of her experience and background to trace the impact of significant people and events that brought about the different stages of her artistic development.Also,from looking at a number of her representative works and the landmark exhibitions that showcased the transformation of her style,we are given further insights into the internal changes that allowed her art to develop from traditional realism to become one that is modernist expression in approach.