Words: Nina HG
Luke George and Elizabeth Rose, who are both a couple and artistic force, present their solo show at Griffin Gallery; the result of six months intense investigation into the particular properties of the madder root and its use as an artists’ pigment.
After winning the Griffin Art Prize in November 2013 with their show-stopping abstract piece, Gate, George and Rose have been working closely with Winsor + Newton innovation and Development Department situated next to their studio.
George and Rose have experimented with the Madder pigment to create a new body of work that captures the physicality and explosive nature of the precipitation process. Violent splashes and drips of bright colours have much dictated the direction of these works, yet George and Elizabeth manage to stay in control of the final product.
As much an exploration of history and tradition in colour making as it is a vision of the future – George and Rose carry the canon of art history on their shoulders. The final result is mesmerising.
Until October 10th 2014 // www.griffingallery.co.uk
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