Study for Capriccio
Catalogue No. 677
Artist's CR 616
2005
Kinkell
Oil on canvas
36 x 32 inches / 91 x 81 cm
Collection: Private collection
As an example of this self-conscious referencing of past styles, consider Study for Capriccio, 2005… Although its subject matter is powerful and compelling, Laing’s image is also a pastiche. It is an example of ‘double-coding’ which uses the familiar iconography and techniques of Pop art (of which Laing was an original exponent), whilst referencing the inhumane treatment of prisoners during the recent occupation of Iraq.
Art History: The Basics, Grant Pooke and Diana Newell, London, 2008