Mixed/Other Media
Early Ash, Aftermath by Sarah Tompkins
- Item Number
- 194
- Estimated Value
- 2200 CAD
- Sold
- 1900 CAD to gh074afc4
- Number of Bids
- 9 - Bid History
Item Description
Early Ash, Aftermath, 2023, mixed media on canvas, 20 ” x 16 ” / techniques mixtes sur toile, 20 po x 16 po
My paintings are enacted as a body-oriented search for meaning wherein I aim to address questions about the limitations, potential, and agency of the feminine body. Decisions about colour, composition, gesture, and form are embodied and intuitive.
Mes peintures proviennent d’une quête de sens corporelle par laquelle je cherche à répondre à des questions sur les limites, le potentiel et l’autonomie du corps féminin. La couleur, la composition, le geste et la forme se sont décidés dans la sensation et l’intuition.
Item Special Note
Sarah Tompkins is a recent graduate from the Master of Fine Arts program at the University of Ottawa. Her paintings emerge from the tensions of uncertainty and ambivalence which are made manifest in the abstracted image. The paintings prioritize process over outcome as they submit to creative and destructive forces.
Sarah Tompkins a récemment obtenu sa maîtrise en beaux-arts de l’Université d’Ottawa. Ses toiles émergent des tensions provoquées par l’incertitude et l’ambivalence, manifestées par l’abstraction. Elle privilégie le processus plutôt que le résultat et soumet son art aux forces créatives et destructrices.
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