Dorothy Braund 'Jeans II' neo-expressionism giving nude form to the

giving nude form to the very ideal of aesthetic perfection itself

the object subsides from vessel to vapour – evoking not only profound meditations on materiality

Dimensions: 43 x 36 cm

Paper Size: 70 x 100 cm

his work evokes the great variety

Dorothy Braund 'Jeans II' neo-expressionism giving nude form to theAustralian modernist Dorothy Braund pursued simplicity. As she described, it knocked her out theres no chance for accidental effects. If you are simple everything has to relate and work an ethos that produced work that was more musical than literal, hymns about people, places and activities. Braund found formal opportunities everywhere she looked, including in a pair of low slung jeans. Painted in 1977, Jeans II captures a grid of denim wears they are