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delphahudson

Dark figurative paintings about women’s lives
Showing with @nsanewlyn
Performance & publication @theatreoftheself
Sculpture @smallprometheanacts

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Fantastic to be commissioned to paint more curtain Fantastic to be commissioned to paint more curtain paintings. I had such a great response to: ‘Consider the lilies.. ‘ (detail) bitumen & acrylic on untreated duck canvas 140x160cm Curtains act as a membrane between reality, myth and allegory. They invite a critical reflection on which is the real subject of the painting. Painting curtains (that don’t fool anyone), intentionally corrupting historical Master works, creates theatrical stages that break ‘the fourth wall’. Painting textiles with no thought to faithful replication, creating figurative overlays in reference to domestic space & women’s labour. Bitumen is used to destroy vestiges of verisimilitude and decoration. They create abstracted visceral textures, manipulating expectations of what we see. ‘There is a compulsive beauty in the pattern making of dripped bitumen paint. It’s use makes me think of ‘mothery’ or slime we crawled out from. It is dark, messy - a ‘dark continent’ that relates to women’s lives.’ Writing on Bitumen 2010 Can’t wait to create new work through conversation & collaboration. Do get in touch if you you would also like to commission something- I’ll always make the time! #paintingcommissions #collaborativepaintings #newpainting #curtainpaintings #bitumenpaint #bitumenart #bitumendripping #paintingwomenslives #contemporarybritishpainting #delphahudson #domesticdystopias #paintingwomen #contemporarypainting
‘The beautiful between’ (bitumen & oil 25x35x4 ‘The beautiful between’ (bitumen & oil 25x35x4cm 2017) gifted to my wonderful sister @juliewardceramicsmull in Mull Thinking about ‘betweens’ as we have been between sunshine & rain for so many days looking out to Iona. Yesterday the sun came out & there was a big hurrah from my son @phnxhdsn on the rocks by Coral Beach. I love the movement in this figure, as if she’s having a good ol’ knees up to some Gaelic folk tunes. Something my sister’s family do regularly as she plays amazing concertina. They all play music together. I tried getting into the vibe with my little accordion ‘Ruby’ accompanied disconcertingly (though cute) by Poppy their dog 😂 It’s been an amazing road trip in my little van - acclimatising to no mobile signal & being off-line most of the time. 🤞the van makes it back to Cornwall, she’s a bit knackered! #roadtriptomull #gaelicmusic #folktunes #dogsingalong #betweencloudandsun #timetoreflect #contemporarypainting #thebeautifulbetween #figurativeart #paintingmovement #bitumenpainting #delphahudson #paintingstories #womenpainters #artistsbreak
Meeting old friends, families & paintings around t Meeting old friends, families & paintings around the country. 1. ‘Balbutie-glisse’ 50x50x4cm oil & bitumen on canvas 2010 Exploring bitumen dripping, it’s properties & abstract-figurative domestic spaces in works by Old & newer Masters. ‘Balbutie’ is to stammer, ‘glisse’ is to slide; painting as a representational language that stutters and utters meaning in differentiated ways. Can you guess the source? 2. ‘The embrace of pattern’ oil & bitumen on canvas 70x50x4cm 2010 You might recognise a versioning of a Matisse interior? Answers on a postcard 😂 I’d forgotten how significant working with existing forms & painting histories was at times to developing my own painting language. Lovely to see old friends again! #languageofpainting #oldfriends #contemporarypainting #versioning #figurativepainting #pattern #visualart #klee #matisse #balbutie #delphahudson #painting #oilcolour #bitumendripping
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