Cuillin Bantock
Painter
Recollections of Barnt Green 1942-1955
Bounty: A case of preposterous optimism
The Paintings
I believe that painting is essentially re-creative but at the begining of each work I have no idea how it will progress. With luck the process will resolve into an experience beyond that of the paint itself, particularly that of space and light. I try to make paintings which work in several ways simultaneously -- as a satisfying and simple arrangement of coloured marks on a flat surface, as a physical equivalent of memories and above all, as something which feels right.
(A more developed statement is given in the essay A Spot on the Wall : Self Portrait).
The works illustrated below are acrylic on cotton duck. Click on any image to enlarge:
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| Elysian Field 2008 79x117cm |
The Secret 2007
109x127cm |
Clear by Night 2008 92x119.5cm |
Vestige 2007 122x122cm |
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| Second Edge 2010 91.5x107cm |
Beyond the Tamarisk 2010 109x65cm |
Fragments 2009 97x109cm |
Nacre 2010
63x69cm |
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| The Loss 2010 101x94cm |
Storm Warning 2008 38x74cm |
Presage 2010 60.5x112cm |
Empty Field 2009 77x108cm |
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| After the Rains 2011 96.5x109cm |
Onset 2009 102x152cm |
Left Behind 2010 46x76cm |
Overture 2010
106.5x91.5cm |
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| Pluvial 2011 59x69cm |
Sand Game 2011 71x81.5cm |
Stasis 2011 71x81.5cm |
Night Walk 2011 63x69cm |
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| Long Grass Thoughts 2011
76.5x30.5cm |
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