Where The Past & Future Fall Away - Abstract

This striking piece of contemporary art is by the up and coming Welsh artist Trudie Bamford. It is mixed media on wooden panel, ready to hang. 32” x 24” (81cm x 61cm). Trudie is an abstract expressionist painter, and her paintings are characterised by a bold and intuitive use of colour. Collage - especially text - is a strong feature of Trudie’s work, and adds to the playful and intriguing complexity of each finished painting. Every painting begins with letting go. Letting go of preconceived ideas, letting go of fear, letting go of the need to control, letting go of everything. That's the place where the magic starts. When the boundaries are so fluid, the painting builds itself organically, with each layer of colour and texture informing the next layer. There becomes a visible push-pull between the freedom of the process, and the control of the artist. Without obvious imagery in the paintings, they become more about the emotions that they provoke and portray....more

Trudie Bamford

United Kingdom