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Abigail Hampsey
Hand Letters
2020

About the Item

Watercolour on a4 fine art paper. Originally from Lancaster, Abigail completed her BA in Fine Art at Newcastle University in July 2019. Although primarily focused with the process of oil painting, Abigail also works in other media such as print making and drawing. Interested in the notion of truth, trickery, the real and the fake, Abigail creates images drawing on her own experiences and memory, as well as art historical and literary sources. Exploring these avenues of inquiry, she seeks to create her own stories in a new type of narrative painting. Often drawing on myth and folklore from the North west of England, Abigail’s affiliation to place and home plays a strong role in the construction of her work. In turn, the images tell stories that may be neither true nor accurate, but that reflect a personal yet often archetypal narrative. Abigail has a deep engagement with the materiality of oil paint and the way it can be manipulated, and the variety of tones and textures it can create. This interest sees her create complex layers of vibrant colour and pattern, using paint to conceal and then reveal past sections of a work–reflecting the layering of narrative while acknowledging the decision-making process of painting itself. Currently living and working from her bedroom in Brixton, (London, UK) Abigail allows her practice to be influenced by the apparent constraints around her. Whilst still interested in ideas of truth and mockery, she is now using these lenses to consider the everyday, the mundane, and quotidian constructs. Originally from a rural background, this current, intensely urban living environment sees Abigail drawing on memories of place, family, and a longing for space. Abigail was awarded the The Basil H. Alkazzi Scholarship Award, the Royal Collage of Art, 2020-2022 and held a residency at the British School at Rome in 2019. Recently she has exhibited had solo shows at the Herbarium in Lancaster, UK (2019) and The long Gallery in Newcastle, UK (2018). She holds a BA in Fine Art from Newcastle University and is completing her MA in painting at the Royal College of art in London, UK.

Creator:
Abigail Hampsey
Creation Year:
2020
Dimensions:
Height: 8.27 in (21 cm)Width: 11.7 in (29.7 cm)
Medium:
Watercolor
Movement & Style:
Abstract
Period:
2010-
Condition:
Gallery Location:
Worthing, GB
Reference Number:
Seller: AHHandLetters1stDibs: LU145627490902