ken artspace
16 Windmill Row London SE11 5DW
5 October – 23 November 2024
Watercolours on Atlantis Giant Paper 400gsm
121.9 x 152.4 cm
Rideal’s images juggle the unpredictability of paint in the manner of Frankenthaler, exploring the delicate medium of watercolour on a large surface, coupled with the chance results of decalcomania*. Intuitive manipulation, mixing and layering of colour into wet or dry surfaces offer surprising combinations and effects. In another type of symmetry, two watercolours are rendered in transparent silk, one viewed at the relative distance between the gallery window and its back wall, the second suspended with a small space between silk print and watercolour. This installation references the focal length of the camera eye and furthers the analogy with translucent layering.
Decalcomania* was the name the Surrealists gave to the process of creating Rorschach-type images by trapping paint between two sheets of paper. The emphasis was on chance and the potential identification of imagery (similar to seeing abstract shapes become specific forms with
ken art space
Ethereal Twins – press release
Ethereal Twins – catalogue