Rebecca Harper, Gathering Storm of Rage, 2024, (framed)
Acrylic paper, 33 x 26cm
Rebecca Harper’s figurative images are rooted in drawing from observation whether it be from life, borrowed source material, or old photographs found in her family archive. Her subjects and their surroundings take on a dreamlike quality through Rebecca’s distinctive glowing palette and use of translucent layering. The resulting pictures are inhabited by characters that appear both languid and restless; seemingly stopped in time, like snapshots of memories.
This new framed painting on paper is part of our June 2024 group exhibition and online collection ‘Almost Blue’. It continues Rebecca’s exploration of the mythical world of mermaids and selkies, ideas of transformation and the shedding of one’s skin.
In the artist’s words: ‘At the heart of these new images an ethereal being stands as both a familiar shadow of selfhood, and protectress. Embodying the slippery surface of a selkie woman — a being who straddles the realms of human and seal - boundaries between land and water, reality and myth are enveloped. A presence - poised beside a sacred river that flows with the ancient wisdom of the world itself - she interacts with a fish out of water.’
Rebecca studied at the Royal Drawing School, London, followed by the Turps Banana Art School, London. She has exhibited widely in the UK and Europe and was selected for the Bloomberg New Contemporaries exhibition at the South London Gallery in 2018. Anima Mundi Gallery in St. Ives, Cornwall, presented a a solo exhibition of her work, ‘The Waters of Dwelling’ in September 2021. Her paintings were also shown by Huxley Parlour Gallery, London, in 2019. Most recently, Rebecca was selected for the prestigious John Moores Painting Prize in 2021. Rebecca’s studio is in Deptford, south east London.
Acrylic paper, 33 x 26cm
Rebecca Harper’s figurative images are rooted in drawing from observation whether it be from life, borrowed source material, or old photographs found in her family archive. Her subjects and their surroundings take on a dreamlike quality through Rebecca’s distinctive glowing palette and use of translucent layering. The resulting pictures are inhabited by characters that appear both languid and restless; seemingly stopped in time, like snapshots of memories.
This new framed painting on paper is part of our June 2024 group exhibition and online collection ‘Almost Blue’. It continues Rebecca’s exploration of the mythical world of mermaids and selkies, ideas of transformation and the shedding of one’s skin.
In the artist’s words: ‘At the heart of these new images an ethereal being stands as both a familiar shadow of selfhood, and protectress. Embodying the slippery surface of a selkie woman — a being who straddles the realms of human and seal - boundaries between land and water, reality and myth are enveloped. A presence - poised beside a sacred river that flows with the ancient wisdom of the world itself - she interacts with a fish out of water.’
Rebecca studied at the Royal Drawing School, London, followed by the Turps Banana Art School, London. She has exhibited widely in the UK and Europe and was selected for the Bloomberg New Contemporaries exhibition at the South London Gallery in 2018. Anima Mundi Gallery in St. Ives, Cornwall, presented a a solo exhibition of her work, ‘The Waters of Dwelling’ in September 2021. Her paintings were also shown by Huxley Parlour Gallery, London, in 2019. Most recently, Rebecca was selected for the prestigious John Moores Painting Prize in 2021. Rebecca’s studio is in Deptford, south east London.
Acrylic paper, 33 x 26cm
Rebecca Harper’s figurative images are rooted in drawing from observation whether it be from life, borrowed source material, or old photographs found in her family archive. Her subjects and their surroundings take on a dreamlike quality through Rebecca’s distinctive glowing palette and use of translucent layering. The resulting pictures are inhabited by characters that appear both languid and restless; seemingly stopped in time, like snapshots of memories.
This new framed painting on paper is part of our June 2024 group exhibition and online collection ‘Almost Blue’. It continues Rebecca’s exploration of the mythical world of mermaids and selkies, ideas of transformation and the shedding of one’s skin.
In the artist’s words: ‘At the heart of these new images an ethereal being stands as both a familiar shadow of selfhood, and protectress. Embodying the slippery surface of a selkie woman — a being who straddles the realms of human and seal - boundaries between land and water, reality and myth are enveloped. A presence - poised beside a sacred river that flows with the ancient wisdom of the world itself - she interacts with a fish out of water.’
Rebecca studied at the Royal Drawing School, London, followed by the Turps Banana Art School, London. She has exhibited widely in the UK and Europe and was selected for the Bloomberg New Contemporaries exhibition at the South London Gallery in 2018. Anima Mundi Gallery in St. Ives, Cornwall, presented a a solo exhibition of her work, ‘The Waters of Dwelling’ in September 2021. Her paintings were also shown by Huxley Parlour Gallery, London, in 2019. Most recently, Rebecca was selected for the prestigious John Moores Painting Prize in 2021. Rebecca’s studio is in Deptford, south east London.
