The artwork features a vibrant yellow canvas that serves as a backdrop for a striking pink sculptural element. The pink form resembles a pleated or folded structure, creating a sense of depth and movement. The overall composition is visually engaging, with the contrasting colors and the interplay between the flat surface and the sculptural aspect. The title "Barrag Singat Chapel" suggests a cultural or religious context, hinting at the artist's intention to explore themes of spirituality and architectural symbolism through this contemporary installation. ...
Sophie Barber’s paintings, ranging from large to tiny, depict that which she finds around herself. Natural and manmade imagery, like tents, houses, birds, and people, are painted against block-colour backgrounds. The simplicity of the composition alludes to folk art, with subject matter presenting itself as illusive visions rather than literal representations. Curiously and humorously, Barber works with existing images, like sculptures of Franz West, Giotto or Annie Leibovitz’s photographs of Kendrick Lamar, sometimes painting directly on magazine covers. The artist’s depictions are chunky, atmospheric, homely, yet secretive. In Barber’s hands, the mundane is continuously reimagined and recontextualised through the lens of abundance. ...
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