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Flowerbomb: Hepzibah Swinford

Past exhibition
11 - 28 October 2017 London
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Hepzibah Swinford Flowers in a jar, 2016 oil on board 42 x 37 cm 16 1/2 x 14 5/8 in Framed
Hepzibah Swinford
Flowers in a jar, 2016
oil on board
42 x 37 cm
16 1/2 x 14 5/8 in
Framed

A self-taught painter, Hepzibah Swinford's subject is flowers.

 

These are not explored within the context of a garden, but imagined into voluptuous arrangements in antique vases and set against a scheme of psychedelic patterns. In all their endless diversity, Swinford's bouquets draw on contrasts of colour and texture.

 

The daughter of the painter Dora Holzhandler, Swinford grew up between London and Scotland, surrounded by Oriental art.

 

The influence of this, along with her own collection of antique pottery, is felt in her works. Her vases evoke Ming and Meissen, satsuma, cloisonne, cranberry, art deco and the Middle East. These elements are coupled with references to fabric patterns from William Morris to Bauhaus. Each painting is then housed in a reclaimed gilt Old Masters frame.

 

Never repeating a pattern, Swinford does not begin each painting by making a physical flower arrangement:

 

'More likely, there'll be a great seasonal explosion of something, and that'll get my attention. I always start with a background colour, and then just put another colour with it, and then another colour. It's quite unconscious really. It's more like archaeology, actually scraping something away to find the painting that's underneath.' - Hepzibah Swinford

 

To coincide with Flowerbomb, Swinford's works will be exhibited at the Outsider Art Fair in Paris from 19 - 22 October 2017.

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  • A painting of flowers by artist Hepzibah Swinford, represented by Rebecca Hossack Art Gallery

    Hepzibah Swinford

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