Rosalind Nashashibi
Malvolio, 2020
Oil on canvas
60 x 80 cm | 23 5/8 x 31 1/2 in
Series: Paintings
'Malvolio', titled after William Shakespeare’s publicly shamed character from Twelfth Night, is painted so that only the figure’s shins are visible, a recurring compositional arrangement in Nashashibi’s oeuvre. This places...
'Malvolio', titled after William Shakespeare’s publicly shamed character from Twelfth Night, is painted so that only the figure’s shins are visible, a recurring compositional arrangement in Nashashibi’s oeuvre. This places the viewer in a position to look through the figure’s legs, and through their body, as if it were a portal.