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Sophia Milligan
'Guijarros y Agua'. Spanish seascape painting, drawing

2018

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SOPHIA MILLIGAN 'Guijarros y Agua' Original Artwork (unframed*) ______________ Winter solstice light dancing on shingles and lapping tidal movements, towering rock formations rise with graceful solidity. With roots in the aesthetic philosophy of Wabi Sabi, this naturalistic work captures an intimate essence of Andalucía; of the ephemeral and the enduring in a landscape laden with turbulent history. The light sparkes, eclipsing the shadows. From an evolving body of work titled 'Elemental' in which Sophia employs her unique method of working using the four elements of nature- earth, air, fire and water. The physical plein air process of creating this intimate drawing captures the tangible moment when the elemental forces of sunlight and the winds of time are frozen into being: a fleeting shadow is cast, and like the morning sun ensnared in a spider's web, it becomes a physical presence. "I am rather like Mrs Darling, finding Peter Pan's shadow '...Quite the ordinary kind...' I roll it up and put it away carefully in a drawer". A drawing scratched and scarred by tumbling pebbles and the tidal dance of the Mediterranean: memories intrinsically embedded. A narrative portrait of a moment. Mixed media work on paper, with rich deep blue tones of cyanotype solution used as a painting medium, overlayed with pencil and contè drawing. Signed and dated in pencil to the lower right corner. 17.5 x 12.5cm / 7 x 5 inches (unframed) * Please note that images of the artwork in situ and framed are an indication of how the piece can look, and in the context of other artworks and that the artwork is being sold unframed. Framing options are available, please contact. Discounted pricing for multiple artwork purchases, please contact for further information. ________________________ About The Artist Sophia Milligan is a contemporary multidisciplinary artist, exploring discourses on permanence & evanescence; the eternal, cyclical absolutes of birth & death; motherhood & childhood; and ancient immutable connections. With resonating ripples of intuition and instinct Sophia illuminates the presence of the ordinary, creating moments of sublime present. 'Born among the wild cliffs and tempestuous seas of west Cornwall, I grew with the intimate details in the twisting lanes and the intense changing light throughout the turbulent seasons. Like the wind sculpted hawthorns and sensual coves of weather worn granite, I have been shaped by the powerful energy entwined in this ancient raw environment. I formed a primordial connection with a deep instinctual sense of being part of the natural narrative, and wherever in the world I may be, this connectivity underpins my practice.’ ‘We are the stories of the journeys that came before. I weave into my work the tales of transitory circumstance; of struggle and survival; of forms and textures holding records of evolutionary millennia. I paint, I draw: with marks, mixtures, photography, words; the raw earth; the restless oceans; the whispered breeze. I work with time, and the immeasurable spaces of experience within, giving subtleties of existence a pause for contemplation. There is beauty in such poignant breaths. All moments are significant, every pebble of now forms the vast mountain of yesterday, and the great realm of tomorrow's possibilities'. Sophia has a 1st class honours Bachelor of Arts Degree in Visual Arts and World History, and a Masters Degree in Contemporary Visual Arts. Her work is held in international private collections, and exhibitions of her interactive, immersive installation, photography and mixed media works include 'Tabula Rasa', London; 'Superlative', Plymouth; 'Transition', Newlyn; The Eden Project, Cornwall; The European Parliament, Brussels; Kew Gardens, London; and 'The Cameraless Film Festival', Chicago. _________________________________ Modern . Abstract . Conceptual . Contemporary . Spanish . Coastal . Mediterranean . Landscape . Seascape . Blue . White . Black . Grey . Yves Klein Blue . Coast . Beach . Beach House .
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