Hers is a lush situation (1957) 1982

Editor: Richard Hamilton's "Hers is a lush situation," created in 1957, presents a rather fragmented image of, what appears to be, a car. The composition is quite striking! What do you see in the artist's choices? Curator: The deliberate fragmentation and semi-transparency challenge our perception. The use of line and block colour disrupts traditional representational modes, forcing a structural reading of the image. Editor: A structural reading? Curator: Consider how Hamilton plays with the formal elements. The layering, the interplay of positive and negative space – these create a tension. The work embodies the changing relationship between representation and abstraction. Editor: Interesting! I hadn't considered the space between the forms. Thank you!