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| “Pink pot, red cup” © Angela A’Court |
Name: Angela A’Court
Bio: British artist
Angela A’Court trained at West Surrey College of Art and Design, Parsons School
of Art and Design, New York and Goldsmiths' College, University of London,
whence she emerged with a BA (Hons) Fine Art Textiles. After graduation
from Goldsmiths' College she worked as an interior designer in
an architectural practice in London before choosing to work independently.
After fifteen years as a designer, she returned to painting full time, in 2002.
Since then, she has regularly exhibited her pastels in the UK at the Stour
Gallery, the Pastel Society, the Discerning Eye, Highgate Contemporary Art
London, Thompsons Gallery London and Aldeburgh Josie Eastwood Gallery. In 2003
she moved to New York where she now lives and paints. Major influences evident
in her work include Matisse and Hockney.
Angela was Artist in residence at the Stephen Gaynor School NYC in 2011 – 2012 and conducted a workshop at Unison Pastels, Northumberland in 2012. Her work in is many private collections, including that of Christopher and Lori Rothko NYC.
Angela was Artist in residence at the Stephen Gaynor School NYC in 2011 – 2012 and conducted a workshop at Unison Pastels, Northumberland in 2012. Her work in is many private collections, including that of Christopher and Lori Rothko NYC.
Medium:
Pastel. Angela states that she wants to promote pastels as a modern medium.
Subjects:
Positive and negative space, as expressed in figures, interiors and still life
pieces.
Style:
Minimalist. A’Court states: “The essentials of pastel are pure pigment, intense
color, creating vitality, movement and sometimes vibration where edges meet.
Using textured layers to define contours and describe tensions and gestures
between forms, I see things in abstract and use the narrative of line to
express my interaction with familiar objects which carve out their own space,
suggesting form by the negative shapes they create.”
Techniques: “My working process is an
explorative, intuitive mix - borrowed from several disciplines - combining and
alternating pastel with print or collaging. I gather my visual language from
the grace of everyday ordinariness, private worlds, unguarded moments, the
unsaid - the remnants of human presence. I paint what makes me curious and seek
to render the truest emotional response that drew me in to stop and take note.”
Navigation: A'Court's design skills are apparent in this clean, easily navigable website.
Gallery: Prints; Figures; Chairs and tables; Still life with flowers;
Objects.
Image View: Thumbnails open in a scrollable viewer and may be
downloaded. Information of medium and dimension is supplied. Pink
pot, red cup is 47 x 62 cm, 344 x 260, 95 KB.
Demo/Blog: No
J'aime cette couleur rose en soi pleine d'espoir porteuse de tant de vert symbole de vie!
ReplyDeleteMerci Mokhtar. Nous sommes d'accord.
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