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Alan Davie - Room of the Shaman No.2
Artist: Alan Davie (Scottish, 1920–2014)
Artwork Title: Room of the Shaman No.2
Year: 1996
Medium: Paintings / Oil on Canvas
Dimensions: 76cm x 96cm
Description : Alan Davie’s Room of the Shaman No.2 (1996) is a striking oil on canvas that immerses the viewer in the artist’s distinctive world of symbolism, geometry and vivid colour.
The composition combines intricate circular motifs, spirals, grids and interlocking forms with bold areas of turquoise, pink, red and blue. Davie’s fascination with shamanism, mythology and ancient systems of signs is reflected throughout the work, transforming the imagined interior into a mysterious and highly energetic visual environment.
Created in 1996, Room of the Shaman No.2 is a powerful example of Davie’s mature practice, bringing together expressive painting and his unmistakable symbolic language in a substantial and visually commanding canvas.
Artist: Alan Davie (Scottish, 1920–2014)
Artwork Title: Room of the Shaman No.2
Year: 1996
Medium: Paintings / Oil on Canvas
Dimensions: 76cm x 96cm
Description : Alan Davie’s Room of the Shaman No.2 (1996) is a striking oil on canvas that immerses the viewer in the artist’s distinctive world of symbolism, geometry and vivid colour.
The composition combines intricate circular motifs, spirals, grids and interlocking forms with bold areas of turquoise, pink, red and blue. Davie’s fascination with shamanism, mythology and ancient systems of signs is reflected throughout the work, transforming the imagined interior into a mysterious and highly energetic visual environment.
Created in 1996, Room of the Shaman No.2 is a powerful example of Davie’s mature practice, bringing together expressive painting and his unmistakable symbolic language in a substantial and visually commanding canvas.

