A Diary of Events . The paintings of Philippa Blair. From 28 June – 23 July.
If painting is like keeping a diary, then the works of Philippa Blair are a personal record of the thoughts, feelings, and events that motivate, inspire, or even at times, horrify her.
“I develop with the painting; it’s as if the DNA of the painting and my own DNA somehow combine to create a new lifeform.”
The paintings in this show offer an incredible insight into the artist’s creative process. Nothing is hidden, the immediacy is the message.
As it has throughout her long career, Blair continues to challenge herself. She draws on her reserves, harnesses energies and as if it is an essential requirement of an artist she pushes firmly against any sense of a casual acceptance of the status quo.
She has avoided easy categorizations; her work has been, and continues to be, a series of heightened discoveries, explorations into the infinite possibilities of mark making and painterly expression.
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