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Kerlin Gallery is pleased to announce
Deep Waiting
an exhibition of new painting by Phillip Allen.
In his latest body of work, Phillip Allen’s fifth solo presentation with the gallery marks a vibrant evolution in the artist’s long-standing exploration of abstraction, materiality and the painted edge.
Described by art critic John Yau as “one of the great painters of his generation”, Phillip Allen has refused to settle into any one mode or style, choosing instead to continually push the possibilities of the picture plane resulting in paintings that are sculptural, optical and joyously excessive. Dense accretions of acrylic and oil paint form thick, encrusted borders that frame finely worked interior fields. Within these interiors, rhythmic geometries, spiralling motifs and kaleidoscopic colour sequences unfold with a sense of buoyant improvisation.
‘Deep Waiting’ reflects Allen’s ongoing interest in the mechanics of looking. Repetition, mirroring and near-symmetry lure the viewer into…
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Kerlin Gallery is pleased to announce
Deep Waiting
an exhibition of new painting by Phillip Allen.
In his latest body of work, Phillip Allen’s fifth solo presentation with the gallery marks a vibrant evolution in the artist’s long-standing exploration of abstraction, materiality and the painted edge.
Described by art critic John Yau as “one of the great painters of his generation”, Phillip Allen has refused to settle into any one mode or style, choosing instead to continually push the possibilities of the picture plane resulting in paintings that are sculptural, optical and joyously excessive. Dense accretions of acrylic and oil paint form thick, encrusted borders that frame finely worked interior fields. Within these interiors, rhythmic geometries, spiralling motifs and kaleidoscopic colour sequences unfold with a sense of buoyant improvisation.
‘Deep Waiting’ reflects Allen’s ongoing interest in the mechanics of looking. Repetition, mirroring and near-symmetry lure the viewer into…
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