"Untitled Mesh Construct #1" by Helena Pritchard features an earthy-toned textile with subtle, intricate textures, framed within a minimalist structure, incorporating lines and blocks of solid color. The composition is abstract, focusing on geometric forms and the interplay of light and shadow. Pritchard's technique blends traditional textile craftsmanship with modern abstraction, reflecting her painter's sensibility. The work embodies her interest in ecological themes, elevating found materials while resonating with the medieval concept of 'Viriditas,' symbolizing nature's intrinsic vitality and truth. ...
HelenA Pritchard was born in South Africa and came to London to study, firstly for a Bachelor of Fine Arts from the University of East London and then for an MA in Painting from the Royal College of Art, where she was the recipient of the Stanley Spencer Scholarship. Pritchard’s varied artistic practice encompasses painting, sculpture and installation, centred around a concern with the ecological and the elevation through her work of discarded detritus and found materials. This is done via a formal language that often refers to her background as a painter. These processes connecting material and the organic relate back to the ideas of Hildergard von Bingen, the 12th century abbess, composer, theologian and medicinal herbalist, and her belief in the divine force of nature or ‘Viriditas’, the translation from Latin meaning green and truth. Helen lives and works between London and Shropshire, the duality between city and countryside offering a rich and broad landscape of materials and context. ...
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