A contemporary painting perspective.
An exhibition of artists who work from what they can see to interrogate and celebrate the mystery of appearance.
Looking and seeing triggers these artists into action. Realising what is seen is difficult and the process of painting or drawing what we truly see is complex and all consuming. These artists proceed with questions and the answers provide more questions, as what is seen is unknown, beautiful, and shifting. With sustained connection with the motif, they search for ‘visual evidence’ and their response to what is seen and felt becomes what we see.
This exhibition presents historical works and a survey of current analytical painting. Outlining Thelma Hulbert’s connection with the artist and educator Sir William Coldstream (1909 – 1987) and the need to ‘look harder’ in order to question continuously what is seen to realise a painting.
Image credit: Kay Vinson, Interior with Boy 2
