Via the deft dealing with of thick acrylic paint on canvas, Conrad Jon Godly evokes snow-capped peaks, tumbling mountain springs and altering climate.
On the JD Malat Gallery, the Swiss artist (beforehand) presents his largest physique of labor thus far, RENAISSANCE, which follows a four-year hiatus. Godly is open in regards to the psychological well being struggles that prevented him from portray, and along with his return to the gallery, the title refers to his expertise of “rebirth” as he overcame private conflicts.
Godly is understood for his dramatic impasto depictions of mountain landscapes, which had been traditionally created utilizing oil paint. On this new sequence, he switched to acrylic, which dries a lot sooner and lends itself to opacity. He conveys the hanging fantastic thing about the Swiss Alps by means of elementary compositional components corresponding to texture, form and tonal shifts.
Considered up shut, Godly's work soften into close to abstraction as our consideration is drawn to the qualities of paint and the interaction of sunshine and shadow. Past, meticulously shaped edges and gestural brushstrokes reveal the sharp outlines of snow, rock, waterfalls and storms.
RENAISSANCE will inhabit each flooring of the London gallery and run from December 12 to January 18. Within the meantime, see extra on the artist's web site and Instagram.
