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More recently Joni Mitchell has turned her attention to exploring the expressive
possibilities inherent in combining both figurative and abstract elements in
a single work. In her painting entitled "Big Blue Moon There" 1987, the interaction
of figure and ground generates new shapes that are like eddies in a flow of pictorial
energy. The human character of the positioning of the arm and head and the close
colour relationship between image and ground mean that the harmonies of the image
have become more closely interlocked. A single dynamic force runs through both
figure and background.
Listed in catalogues as 'Big Blue Moon There' but the inscription on the frame reads 'Once In A While In A Big Blue Moon There Comes A Night Like This, Kavai 1987', referring to the song 'Night Ride Home' the song Joni wrote about a 4th of July celebration Kauai.
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1987
Abstracted Realism
Acrylic on canvas
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