Lot: 28
Artist: Sophie Layton
Title: Presence of Absence Series
Medium: Monoprint
Size: 52cm x 62cm
Price range of artists similar works: £250 - £650
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About the artist:
Presence of Absence Series
My work consists of a series of monotypes that explore light, and aim to
create expression through the use of subtle colour, in an effort to
achieve a rich, painterly quality in print. I have restricted myself in terms
of colour, to evoke qualities of light and shifts of mood, by placing muted
tones side by side.
I have been inspired by the quality of the 'uncanny', and what intrigues
me is a sense of unease, of something lurking beneath the surface,
something dormant. I want to evoke an eerie disquiet in the viewer, a
feeling of lonely empty silence. This sense of discomfort is heightened
by the concept of threshold - the passageway to something unknown.
Light, in the form of a shadow, suggests the notion of liminality, as it is
cast onto the wall. This gives a sense of inside and outside which I have
attempted to heighten with dappled light, the shape of the leaves
introducing a lyrical sense of movement, growth and life beyond.
Juxtaposing light and dark, I have created contrasting environments.
My most recent work, Beyond the Veil, continues to develop my
exploration of the quality of the 'uncanny'.