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Piera McArthur
23 MAY - 12 JUNE
“There are two poles to my work, which influence one another nevertheless. One is the fascinating world of drawing, a miraculous medium which can say it all, the other is the glorious world of colour and paint. My life aim as an artist is to travel on both these paths, combining and integrating. I am aiming for the thrill of ordered chaos, which can end in harmony.
My idea is to abstract the human form in close proximity, so that the bodies are reduced to simple plains, the people depicted become part of a world of colour which has a life of it’s own – ambient, turbulent, vibrant, but which, because of an underlying balance, results, like the people it infiltrates, in a final harmonious whole. It is about tensions and balance. Hopefully, other satirical elements complete the picture.”
– Piera McArthur
The Unsuccessful Show
Acrylic on canvas
40 x 30 cm
Presenting the Stallions
Acrylic on canvas
70 x 55 cm
Finishing Touches
Acrylic on canvas
45 x 35 cm
SOLD
Painter and Subject Disagree
Acrylic on canvas
40 x 30 cm
Painter in Meadow
Acrylic on canvas
153 x 203 cm
Is the Gas Off? – Reminder to Self
Acrylic on canvas
140 x 100 cm
Nude in Conversation
Charcoal, acrylic wash, Indian ink
99 x 70 cm
SOLD
At the sight of the swimmers Handel feels the first strains of his Water Music coming on
Acrylic on canvas
56 x 76 cm
Ceremonial Procession
Acrylic on canvas
59 x 79 cm
SOLD