Zheni Warner
Inferno 2 Abetard and Heloise Oils on canvas with Perspex dome 12 x 12 inches
“Faith and trust and love must earn their own reward, for it is on faith, hope and love that our life is based� Oils on canvas with illuminated wire and Perspex mini domes 28 x 28 inches (front cover)
Zheni Warner The Depths of Light & Colour
12th- 28th April 2018 3 Seymour Place, Marylebone, London. W1H 5AZ Tel: +44 (0)207 935 3595 Email: enquiries@thompsonsgallery.co.uk www.thompsonsgallery.co.uk Monday to Friday: 10:00 - 18:00 Saturday: 10:30 - 17:30 Sunday: Closed
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ZHENI WARNER THE DEPTHS OF LIGHT & COLOUR
BIOGRAPHY Born in Bulgaria and daughter of well-known Bulgarian painter Violeta Maslarova, Zheni Warner first came to England in her 20’s to study Fine Art Painting at the Norwich School of Art. There she studied with acclaimed artists Ed Middleditch RA and artist Derrick Greaves. She later settled in the UK and taught life drawing at the same school. Warner’s painting practice focuses on depth, form, movement, light and colour. Her willingness to experiment with technique moved her to explore the use of Neon, light boxes and illuminated wire, mimicking the very nature of colour as fragmented, filtered and reflected light. This implementation of unconventional media within the context of traditional painting allows the artist to enhance the variety of colours one can achieve. Warner contends that while her technique is incredibly different to her mother’s, the approach and attitude of constantly reworking until the painting is truly finished remains unchanged since her upbringing. Warner’s use of artificial lighting enriches her surfaces, with both matte and reflective finishes. All the paintings in the exhibition stand and function beautifully as paintings in their own right, becoming a second painting altogether once illuminated.
EXHIBITIONS London Art Fair 2018 Resident Artist at Home House Richmond Hill Gallery Solo Exhibition 2016 The 82nd London Group Exhibition 2015 Nordart12, Germany
Contemporary British Abstracts at Galerie Last, Zurich Maria Frozen Gallery, Berlin Castle Fine Art, London Elm Hill Contemporary Art, Norwich Mandel’s Gallery, Norwich
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“Things of delight and pleasure, greater than heart can think or tongue can tell� (Lady Julian) Oils on canvas with illuminated wire 28 x 28 inches
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“Marvellous joy with be ours” (Lady Julian) Oils on canvas with illuminated wire 17 x 17 inches (Above left)
“Among the dead leaves at time when forest glows with golds and ashen tints there rises up a feast” Oils with Illuminated Wire 17 x 17 inches (Above right)
“The re-echoing colours which you scatter in your toilette cast in the hearts of poets the images of a ballet of flowers” Oils on canvas with knitted illuminated wire 31 x 31 inches (page 5)
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“From the sins of the world grant us Peace” [Dante series, Purgatorio iii) Oils with light box and neon tubes 59 x 59
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“A dazzling dream of sails and sailor men, flames and masts” Oils on canvas with light box 28 x 28 inches
“Thrones starry with luminous jewels” Oils on canvas on board with multiple light boxes and illuminated wire 39 x 39 inches (right)
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“Les Tricoteuses: Marat” Oils with illuminated wire 12 x 12 inches
“Your Adorable Eyes” Mixed media with oils and perspex dome and domes, neon, and light box 60 x 60 inches (left)
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“The long sob of the violins of autumn� Oils with Perspex dome and illuminated wire 31 x 31 inches
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“My heart, perfect instrument, to make more regally sing the most vibrant string� Oils with Knitted Illuminated Wire 28 x 28 inches
Electricals: Mercury Phillips Signs.
Neon: Smartneon
Photography: Eastern Lightcraft
Project Management: Tony Warner
Les Tricoteuses: Liberty at the Barricades Oils on canvas with illuminated wire 16 x 16 inches (above)
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