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Drawing on her previous paintings of still life elements set against expansive void-like grounds, Emma Bennett proposes a contemplation on time, space and the fragility of the human condition. Underlined by a wistful acknowledgement of the sublime and the tragic, Emma embraces the notion of the memento mori in her delicate application of appropriated imagery combined with expressive techniques derived from 20th century abstract painting.
In her recent work Emma has continued to excavate 17th and 18th century Dutch painting for figurative motifs but she has turned her attention from images of hunted game that populated her previous work towards the maritime painting of Willem Van De Velde, Jan Porcellis or Hendrik Jacobsz Dubbels. In doing so,Emma's monochromatic grounds become representational spatial fields, at once figurative and abstract, with sailing ships appearing from or receding into night time nothingness.
Emma graduated from Central Saint Martin’s in 1996 and went on to complete an MA at Chelsea College of Art and Design in 1998. She exhibits regulary and her work is included in public and private collections in the UK, USA and Europe.
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Rebecca #1, 56 x 40cm, Oil and French enamel on Canvas
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Dutch Still Life, Oil & French Enamel on MDF,
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Rebecca #2, 56 x 40cm, Oil and French enamel on Canvas
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CAVALIERO FINN 2011 |
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