The vibrant and chaotic canvas displays a captivating blend of colors, shapes, and dynamic compositions. Prominent features include abstract forms, undulating lines, and a vibrant palette of oranges, yellows, and blues. The subject matter appears to be a surreal, dreamlike landscape with organic and geometric elements coexisting in a visually striking manner. The artist's distinctive style combines elements of expressionism and abstract expressionism, showcasing a bold and energetic technique that evokes a sense of motion and emotion. The historical context and the artist's intention behind this piece might explore themes of the subconscious, the natural world, or the intersection of the physical and the psychological. ...
Ella McVeigh’s paintings and drawings are webbed with art history, the role of nature in art-making and the possibilities and meanings of painting today. Starting primarily from found imagery of the natural world, McVeigh explores painting as a mental performance of visual decision-making. Whereby these images from her personal archive, ranging from studio shots of flower arrangements to encyclopedias on minerals and geology, are the trigger of an array of mental connections to other images and experiences.
McVeigh’s purely abstract work is a persisting interrogation of line, colour and form through paintings and drawings that capture in great detail the complexities of looking at images, while also eluding any efforts to be read as stories. She sees her way of painting as a problem-solving process, creating harmony out of chaos while combining natural and artificial structures. ...
