STILLNESS EMMA ALCOCK
STILLNESS EMMA ALCOCK 2 - 24 March 2017
THE FINE ART SOCIETY
Selling art and design since 1876 148 New Bond Street | London W1S 2JT +44 (0)20 7629 5116 | www.thefineartsociety.com Enquiries: Sara Terzi, sara@thefineartsociety.com
Emma Alcock’s work takes you by surprise. It doesn’t happen through a visual shock made by bold colours, outrageous subjects or large scale; rather, when you stand in front of her paintings there is a quiet presence to them that is difficult to forget. The subjects of her works morph between the figurative and abstract and draw inspiration from everyday objects such as a vase, a glass, or an egg. In rediscovering the familiar items that surround us, she presents still and intimate images that evoke memories of the past. Silhouettes and shadows come to life through veils of paint that she painstakingly applies, with an attention to detail that seems effortless but speaks volume of her mastery of the technique - the same that Rothko used to create his large colour field paintings. Layers of blue, red, orange, yellow, green and more build up to a finished work that reveals its rich structure and depth only upon close observation. Through this process the colours acquire a particular luminosity and vibrancy. To make the complicated seem so perfectly simple is a rare talent that, along with all the above reasons, make me genuinely excited to present Emma Alcock’s first exhibition at The Fine Art Society. I hope you enjoy a moment of stillness as you view these paintings. SARA TERZI
REFLECTION WITH LINE II, 2016 Oil on canvas 91 x 71 cm
REFLECTION WITH LINE, 2017 Oil on canvas 71 x 91 cm
BALL REFLECTED I, 2017 Oil on canvas 30 x 25 cm
BALL REFLECTED II, 2017 Oil on canvas 30 x 25 cm
GLASS, WHITE, 2015 Oil on canvas 61 x 91 cm Left
SHADOWS, 2016 Oil on canvas 122 x 91 cm
RECTANGLES, 2011 Oil on canvas 18 x 12 cm each
REFLECTION, 2016 Oil on canvas 66 x 66 cm
RECTANGLE, BLUE, 2017 Oil on canvas 40 x 22 cm Right
VASE REFLECTED, 2016 Oil on canvas 66 x 48 cm
YELLOW VASE, 2016 Oil on canvas 24 x 15 cm each
SILHOUETTE OF GLASS, 2015 Oil on canvas 40 x 35 cm
RECTANGLE WITH LINE II, 2017 Oil on canvas 35 x40 cm
REFLECTION II, 2016 Oil on canvas 35 x 20 cm
STUDY FOR CIRCLES, 2015 Oil on canvas 18 x 25 cm each
CIRCULAR LIGHT, 2016 Oil on canvas 122 x 91 cm
TOUCHING, 2015 Oil on canvas 51 x 51 cm
TWO OBJECTS , TOUCHING, 2016 Bronze | Edition of 6 18 x 12 x 5.5 cm
TWO OBJECTS, 2016 Bronze | Edition of 6 18 x 12 x 5.5 cm
TOUCHING, BALANCING, 2015 Oil on canvas 51 x 51 cm
LIGHT AND DARK, 2015 Oil on canvas 63 x 122 cm
COLOUR COMPOSITIONS, 2011 Oil on canvas 12 x 18 cm each
GLASS I, 2015 Oil on canvas 66 x 66 cm
GLASS II, 2015 Oil on canvas 66 x 66 cm
GLASS III, 2015 Oil on canvas 66 x 66 cm
RECTANGLE WITH LINE, 2016 Oil on canvas 66 x 66 cm
GREEN, BLUE, WHITE, 2016 Oil on canvas 25.5 cm x 18 cm each
CIRCLES II, 2015 Oil on canvas 61 x 92 cm
CIRCLES III, 2015 Oil on canvas 61 x 92 cm
CIRCLES I, 2015 Oil on canvas 61 x 92 cm
STUDY OF BALANCE & TOUCH I, 2015 Oil on canvas 18 x 25 cm
STUDY OF BALANCE & TOUCH II, 2015 Oil on canvas 18 x 25 cm
STUDY OF BALANCE & TOUCH III, 2015 Oil on canvas 18 x 25 cm
STUDY OF BALANCE & TOUCH IV, 2015 Oil on canvas 18 x 25 cm
STUDY OF BALANCE & TOUCH V, 2015 Oil on canvas 18 x 25 cm
STUDY OF BALANCE & TOUCH VI, 2015 Oil on canvas 18 x 25 cm
Published by The Fine Art Society for the exhibition Stillness by Emma Alcock held at 148 New Bond Street, London, from 2nd to 24th March 2017 ISBN 978-1-907052-78-1 Catalogue Š The Fine Art Society Images Š The Artist Photography: Justin Piperger All rights reserved Designed and typeset in Avenir Next by Sara Terzi Printed in Belgium by Albe DeCoker
THE FINE ART SOCIETY
Selling art and design since 1876 148 New Bond Street | London W1S 2JT +44 (0)20 7629 5116 | www.thefineartsociety.com Enquiries: Sara Terzi, sara@thefineartsociety.com
The Fine Art Society
Selling art and design since 1876