PHILIP BARLOW, billie
Oil on linen, 120 x 80 cm
Philip Barlow describes his work as a step towards abstraction. It is primarily the exploration of light and the relationship of colour, where he first captures his images with a camera and then translates them into a painted format. He is interested in the concept of capturing ‘the moment’, a millisecond in time when everything lines up perfectly. ‘Although I work within a long tradition of landscape painting, my depiction of the ‘seen’ landscape is simply a vehicle through which I navigate territory of another nature. A landscape less ordinary; where the line between the physical and the spiritual realm has seemingly been removed. However, these scenarios are not intended to be of a surreal nature. Hopefully they will seem curiously familiar and convincingly real.’
PHILIP BARLOW, glow IV
Oil on linen, 80 x 80 cm
Philip Barlow describes his work as a step towards abstraction. It is primarily the exploration of light and the relationship of colour, where he first captures his images with a camera and then translates them into a painted format. He is interested in the concept of capturing ‘the moment’, a millisecond in time when everything lines up perfectly. ‘Although I work within a long tradition of landscape painting, my depiction of the ‘seen’ landscape is simply a vehicle through which I navigate territory of another nature. A landscape less ordinary; where the line between the physical and the spiritual realm has seemingly been removed. However, these scenarios are not intended to be of a surreal nature. Hopefully they will seem curiously familiar and convincingly real.’
Specialists in contemporary art from South Africa. Established in 1913. South African artists are part of the global conversation. We seek to make their voices heard.