Paintings (1983)

Details

The works in this exhibition were an extension of the ‘all over’ structures from the 1981 work. I tried to convey more emotive tension in the work through the use of many ‘reds’. I was influenced by the music of the British ‘new wave’ band Joy Division from this period.

Images:

  • 1: Paintings exhibition invitation
  • 01-017: Coup, 1980, oil on gessoed cotton duck, 127 x 199 cm
  • 01-019: Drawing, 1981, acrylic, gesso and graphite on paper, 60 x 80 cm
  • 01-020: Broken Hearted Drawing, 1981, watercolour and graphite on paper, 70 x 90 cm
  • 02-001: Watercolour, 1981, watercolour and graphite on paper, 60 x 75 cm
  • 02-002: Blood and Feathers, 1981, oil, enamel and gessoed cotton duck, 169 x 281 cm
  • 02-003: Torn Bird, 1981, oil, crayon & gesso on hessian, 203 x 361 cm
  • S7: Forest Floor, 1983, offset print – hand coloured (limited edition), 30 x 23 cm