In this episode of Your Art, Unlocked, arts journalist and writer Precious Adesina unlocks a quietly subversive work by British painter Lynette Yiadom-Boakye.

Against a loosely painted background, a woman in a green jumper looks away from the viewer. Who is she and why isn’t she looking at us?

Hear Precious explain how Lynette’s paintings are based on fictional figures, and listen to Rhys Morgan, curator at The Box, tell us about how this work fits into a wider history of portraiture.

What's more, find out how Lynette's spontaneous approach is inspired by the improvisational rhythm of jazz.

This is your art in your museums and galleries, so let's get to know it a little better.

Your Art, Unlocked is produced by Art UK and supported by Bloomberg Connects.

Sound editor: Chris Sharp