Chris Ofili

After the Dance

Maker

Chris Ofili (British, b. 1968 in Manchester, England)

Title

After the Dance
from the portfolio Rivington Place

Year

2006

Medium

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

Dimensions

Sheet: 76.2 x 50.8 cm (30 x 20 inches)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

Inscribed in graphite, recto below image: B.C.I. 9/20 "After the Dance" Chris Ofili 2006. Stamped in ink, verso LL: [image of starburst]. Inscribed in graphite, verso LL: BRODSKY CENTER 07-329

Identification

Edition

9/20

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Walter H. Kimball Fund

Object Number

2014.35.5

Type

Exhibition History

Drawing Conclusions
Jan 22, 2016 – Sep 25, 2016

Label copy

Chris Ofili uses deep blue hues to portray this sensual scene of a couple dancing at night. The lush setting is inspired by the landscape of Trinidad, where the artist moved in 2005. The darkness of night there, especially compared to the illuminated urban landscape Ofili had known growing up in England, inspired a series of paintings titled The Blue Rider. Ofili explains: “I’ve found that the night and twilight here enhances the imagination. . . . It’s a different level of consciousness that is less familiar to me, and stimulating through a degree of fear and mystery.”

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Tombstone

Chris Ofili (British, b. 1968 in Manchester, England)
After the Dance; from the portfolio Rivington Place, 2006
Color screenprint on paper
Sheet: 76.2 x 50.8 cm (30 x 20 inches)
Walter H. Kimball Fund 2014.35.5

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