ProspectingAug 7 - Sept 1, 2018
Prospecting – what an apt title for a Leigh Martin exhibition of new work! As in Mass Raster, 2016: http://jonathansmartgallery.com/content/view/265/38/, Martin has taken the squeegee repeatedly to sheets of paper, pulling paint up, down and from side to side in a relentless controlled process – searching, searching for idiosyncrasy within the colour field and for the right moment to stop.
Field Recording #28 is almost 1200mm high, a glorious rusty orange atop a deep grapey red. The edges have a rich dark presence. Some of their decals have gotten caught in the squeegee and been pulled through the lighter russet, leaving vertical lines of the dark ground to show through. The feeling is of a rich opulence, rather than surface film scratched. There is a timeless and time-consuming play of edge, surface area and tensile fluidity in motion. There are teals, lilacs and pinks too. But Martin’s control of tone is very considered and always richly rewarding.
Selected worksPlease hover over image to see title...
List of works Field Recording #10 acrylic on 640gsm cotton rag watercolour paper 530 x 470mm $2900 Field Recording #19 acrylic on 640gsm cotton rag watercolour paper 530 x 470mm $2900 Field Recording #30a acrylic on 640gsm cotton rag watercolour paper 530 x 470mm $2900 Field Recording #32 acrylic on 640gsm cotton rag watercolour paper 530 x 470mm $2900 Field Recording #26 acrylic on 640gsm cotton rag watercolour paper 735 x 585mm $3500 Field Recording #28 acrylic on 640gsm cotton rag watercolour paper 1185 x 910mm $6100 Field Recording #30 acrylic on 640gsm cotton rag watercolour paper 1185 x 910mm $6100 Field Recording #31 acrylic on 640gsm Lana Aquarelle watercolour paper 1740 x 1260mm $9800 Field Recording #33 acrylic on 640gsm Lana Aquarelle watercolour paper 1740 x 1260mm $9800 All works are framed and from 2018
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