Sandra Blow RA
Colour Within, 2005
Screenprint with collage on wove
92 x 94 cm
36 1/4 x 37 in
36 1/4 x 37 in
£ 2,250.00
'Colour Within' dates from the 1990s when Blow worked from one of the Porthmeor Studios behind the sea-wall on Porthmeor Beach. The beach came right up to the studios and...
'Colour Within' dates from the 1990s when Blow worked from one of the Porthmeor Studios behind the sea-wall on Porthmeor Beach. The beach came right up to the studios and Blow became fascinated by the constantly changing effects of line, shape and colour caused by the tides across the sand. This work captures the complex reticulated pattern of runnels and ridges, refracting light into myriad colours.
Sandra Blow played a pivotal role in the development of British abstract art during the 1950s. She was born in London in 1925 and attended St Martin’s School of Art (1942-46) and the Royal Academy Schools (1946-47). Between 1947 and 1950 she travelled and worked throughout Europe. It was in Italy that she met the artist Alberto Burri, who was to have an immediate influence on her work. Blow first came to Cornwall in the 1950s, where she stayed for a year before returning to London. She relocated permanently in 1994, living and working in St. Ives until her death in 2006.
Celebrated for her innovative and distinct style, her skill as a colourist and her instinctive use of material, throughout her career, the central concerns in her work remained constant: abstract form, light, space, texture and rhythm. Blow’s works incorporated tactile materials including sand, ash, plaster, wire and sacking, but it is in her late works that Blow’s expert handling of both colour and form is evident. It is in the last decades of the artist’s life, too, that she began to produce paintings on a monumental scale.
Blow's career took a significant turn when Roland Penrose, a founder of the Institute of Contemporary Arts, purchased her artwork, marking a breakthrough moment. Her work is held in numerous collections including Tate and the V&A Museum, London; the Arts Council of Great Britain and the Museum of Modern Art, New York. Her work has been exhibited widely, notably at theVenice Biennale, Tate and the Royal Academy,
Sandra Blow played a pivotal role in the development of British abstract art during the 1950s. She was born in London in 1925 and attended St Martin’s School of Art (1942-46) and the Royal Academy Schools (1946-47). Between 1947 and 1950 she travelled and worked throughout Europe. It was in Italy that she met the artist Alberto Burri, who was to have an immediate influence on her work. Blow first came to Cornwall in the 1950s, where she stayed for a year before returning to London. She relocated permanently in 1994, living and working in St. Ives until her death in 2006.
Celebrated for her innovative and distinct style, her skill as a colourist and her instinctive use of material, throughout her career, the central concerns in her work remained constant: abstract form, light, space, texture and rhythm. Blow’s works incorporated tactile materials including sand, ash, plaster, wire and sacking, but it is in her late works that Blow’s expert handling of both colour and form is evident. It is in the last decades of the artist’s life, too, that she began to produce paintings on a monumental scale.
Blow's career took a significant turn when Roland Penrose, a founder of the Institute of Contemporary Arts, purchased her artwork, marking a breakthrough moment. Her work is held in numerous collections including Tate and the V&A Museum, London; the Arts Council of Great Britain and the Museum of Modern Art, New York. Her work has been exhibited widely, notably at theVenice Biennale, Tate and the Royal Academy,
Sandra Blow played a pivotal role in the development of British abstract art during the 1950s. She was born in London in 1925 and attended St Martin’s School of Art (1942-46) and the Royal Academy Schools (1946-47). Between 1947 and 1950 she travelled and worked throughout Europe. It was in Italy that she met the artist Alberto Burri, who was to have an immediate influence on her work. Blow first came to Cornwall in the 1950s, where she stayed for a year before returning to London. She relocated permanently in 1994, living and working in St. Ives until her death in 2006.
Celebrated for her innovative and distinct style, her skill as a colourist and her instinctive use of material, throughout her career, the central concerns in her work remained constant: abstract form, light, space, texture and rhythm. Blow’s works incorporated tactile materials including sand, ash, plaster, wire and sacking, but it is in her late works that Blow’s expert handling of both colour and form is evident. It is in the last decades of the artist’s life, too, that she began to produce paintings on a monumental scale.
Blow's career took a significant turn when Roland Penrose, a founder of the Institute of Contemporary Arts, purchased her artwork, marking a breakthrough moment. Her work is held in numerous collections including Tate and the V&A Museum, London; the Arts Council of Great Britain and the Museum of Modern Art, New York. Her work has been exhibited widely, notably at theVenice Biennale, Tate and the Royal Academy,
Sandra Blow played a pivotal role in the development of British abstract art during the 1950s. She was born in London in 1925 and attended St Martin’s School of Art (1942-46) and the Royal Academy Schools (1946-47). Between 1947 and 1950 she travelled and worked throughout Europe. It was in Italy that she met the artist Alberto Burri, who was to have an immediate influence on her work. Blow first came to Cornwall in the 1950s, where she stayed for a year before returning to London. She relocated permanently in 1994, living and working in St. Ives until her death in 2006.
Celebrated for her innovative and distinct style, her skill as a colourist and her instinctive use of material, throughout her career, the central concerns in her work remained constant: abstract form, light, space, texture and rhythm. Blow’s works incorporated tactile materials including sand, ash, plaster, wire and sacking, but it is in her late works that Blow’s expert handling of both colour and form is evident. It is in the last decades of the artist’s life, too, that she began to produce paintings on a monumental scale.
Blow's career took a significant turn when Roland Penrose, a founder of the Institute of Contemporary Arts, purchased her artwork, marking a breakthrough moment. Her work is held in numerous collections including Tate and the V&A Museum, London; the Arts Council of Great Britain and the Museum of Modern Art, New York. Her work has been exhibited widely, notably at theVenice Biennale, Tate and the Royal Academy,
Sandra Blow played a pivotal role in the development of British abstract art during the 1950s. She was born in London in 1925 and attended St Martin’s School of Art (1942-46) and the Royal Academy Schools (1946-47). Between 1947 and 1950 she travelled and worked throughout Europe. It was in Italy that she met the artist Alberto Burri, who was to have an immediate influence on her work. Blow first came to Cornwall in the 1950s, where she stayed for a year before returning to London. She relocated permanently in 1994, living and working in St. Ives until her death in 2006.
Celebrated for her innovative and distinct style, her skill as a colourist and her instinctive use of material, throughout her career, the central concerns in her work remained constant: abstract form, light, space, texture and rhythm. Blow’s works incorporated tactile materials including sand, ash, plaster, wire and sacking, but it is in her late works that Blow’s expert handling of both colour and form is evident. It is in the last decades of the artist’s life, too, that she began to produce paintings on a monumental scale.
Blow's career took a significant turn when Roland Penrose, a founder of the Institute of Contemporary Arts, purchased her artwork, marking a breakthrough moment. Her work is held in numerous collections including Tate and the V&A Museum, London; the Arts Council of Great Britain and the Museum of Modern Art, New York. Her work has been exhibited widely, notably at theVenice Biennale, Tate and the Royal Academy,
Sandra Blow played a pivotal role in the development of British abstract art during the 1950s. She was born in London in 1925 and attended St Martin’s School of Art (1942-46) and the Royal Academy Schools (1946-47). Between 1947 and 1950 she travelled and worked throughout Europe. It was in Italy that she met the artist Alberto Burri, who was to have an immediate influence on her work. Blow first came to Cornwall in the 1950s, where she stayed for a year before returning to London. She relocated permanently in 1994, living and working in St. Ives until her death in 2006.
Celebrated for her innovative and distinct style, her skill as a colourist and her instinctive use of material, throughout her career, the central concerns in her work remained constant: abstract form, light, space, texture and rhythm. Blow’s works incorporated tactile materials including sand, ash, plaster, wire and sacking, but it is in her late works that Blow’s expert handling of both colour and form is evident. It is in the last decades of the artist’s life, too, that she began to produce paintings on a monumental scale.
Blow's career took a significant turn when Roland Penrose, a founder of the Institute of Contemporary Arts, purchased her artwork, marking a breakthrough moment. Her work is held in numerous collections including Tate and the V&A Museum, London; the Arts Council of Great Britain and the Museum of Modern Art, New York. Her work has been exhibited widely, notably at theVenice Biennale, Tate and the Royal Academy,
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