The Blind guitarist, 1993, Oil on canvas, 160 x 175 cm.
The picture shows a blind man who takes up the left side of the picture
with his head being at the top, his small feet are stretched to the bottom
of the page. There is green and blue, a small amount of orange on the page
but it doesn’t show any yellow or white. The man is holding a purple
guitar in his lap, the neck of the guitar reaches across the entire image.
In the background there is a replication of a sculptural window from
Angkor which is made up of green and blue.

Gittoes travelled to Cambodia, where he witnessed this man first, and the
painting of the blind guitarist was later finished at his studio. The
painting, as you can see on his face was applied in thick layers with his
hands and fingers. There is evidence of Gittoes expressive style in parts
of the background.

It is understandable that Gittoes was emotionally affected by the dilemma
of the blind guitarist so much that he completed this......

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