JULIAN LETHBRIDGE – INSIDE OUT
2017-08-14Working in layers of oil paint and pigment stick and employing the vocabularies of abstraction and minimalism, Lethbridge creates an illusion of textured impasto surfaces. The often contrasting palettes contribute to a sense of three-dimensionality and depth, however, closer inspection reveals that the surfaces are, in fact, flat.
Lethbridge’s illusionistic play demonstrates his interest in the materials and techniques of painting, and is also echoed compositionally. Initially appearing chaotic or random. Linear patterns are also incised into the painted surface, interrupting and complementing the soft, swirling organic forms. Through such juxtapositions and formal explorations Lethbridge develops a dynamic visual language and an immersive, cerebral experience of painting.
Opposite – Boreas, 2017
Exhibition runs through to September 9th, 2017
Contemporary Fine Arts – CFA
Grolmanstrasse 32/33
Charlottenburg
10623 Berlin
