FALL TO EARTH
NICHOLAS THOMPSON GALLERY & JAN MANTON ART 2023
As the force of Gravity pulls all animate and inanimate beings towards the earth it perhaps, inversely and paradoxically, that which connects us to something beyond.
These recent paintings have been created working under the direct inspiration of the Mediterranean light and the warmth that falls directly into the studio from above. I have tried to exploit the material qualities of paint and surface to create a cosmos of colour, rhythm, gesture – a territory held between stillness and movement.
Sometimes on the wall, sometimes on the floor, these new works are made through a process of combining solid and liquid layers of paint. Paint is not passive but rather an active participant, responding to the forces of gravity, gesture and climate.
Many of the paintings contain reflective pigments that create multiple chromatic variations depending on the ambient light and the position of the viewer - things will appear and disappear.
Miles Hall
Montpellier 2023
https://issuu.com/janmantonart/docs/fall_to_earth_miles_hall_online_catalogue
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FALL TO EARTH // HYDROGEN VIOLET Oil on Belgian Linen 190x150cm 2023
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FALL TO EARTH // CARBON LIME GREEEN Oil on Belgian Linen 190x190cm 2023
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FALL TO EARTH // HYDROGEN BLUE Oil on Belgian Linen 190x190cm 2023
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FALL TO EARTH // DIANTHUS ROSE Oil on Belgian Linen 190x150cm 2023
FALL TO EARTH // NITROGEN GREEEN Oil on Belgian Linen 190x150cm 2023
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FALL TO EARTH // HELIUM BLUE MILK Oil on Belgian Linen 190x150cm 2023
FALL TO EARTH // COSMOS CARBON Oil on Belgian Linen 100x90cm 2023
FALL TO EARTH // TERRE VERTE II Oil on Belgian Linen 65x50cm 2023
FALL TO EARTH // TERRE VERTE III Oil on Belgian Linen 65x50cm 2023
FALL TO EARTH // TERRE VERTE I Oil on Belgian Linen 65x50cm 2023
FALL TO EARTH // PORCELAIN WHITE Oil on Belgian Linen 75x65cm 2023