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The Spectator Review 18 August 2007
Andrew Lambirth
...but a handful of galleries remain open, among them the Redfern, where Janet Boulton is showing recent watercolour paintings and paper relief works.
The exhibition is entitled 'Variations on a Still Life', and this is precisely what it consists of- some 30 explorations of a still-life motif of glassware, featuring ovals and checks. Plates, bowls and dishes, juxtaposed with cut-out crosses, offer a surprising cornucopia of visual effects as Boulton rigorously investigates layering, transparency and depth. The large watercolours, pale and cool and masterly, are to my eye the best work here. The paper-pulp reliefs are more uncompromising in their strong colour, the more minimal white ones being the most effective. The show also includes intriguing colour photographs of Boulton's garden with its various inscriptions on glass and slate, recalling the Stonypath inventions of the late Ian Hamilton Finlay, an artist Boulton reveres. Although disparate in its manifestations, the totality of Boulton's work deserves serious consideration.
Decades. The Edinburgh College of Art Newsletter. Issue 10 Autumn/Winter 2009 |
Scottish Art News Issue 13 Spring 2010 |
The Times August 2009 |
The Scotsman August 2009 |
The Times Scottish Edition 25 August 09 |
The Oxford Times July 30 2009 |
The Spectator Review 15 August 2009 |
The Spectator Review 18 August 2007 ANDREW LAMBIRTH |
Oxford Times Review 2006 |
The Spectator Review 2005 |
Paper Relief Works |
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