- Venue
- Daiwa Anglo-Japanese Foundation
- Starts
- Tuesday, March 6, 2012
- Ends
- Tuesday, April 17, 2012
- Address
- Daiwa Foundation Japan House 13/14 Cornwall Terrace (Outer Circle) London NW1 4QP
- Location
- London
Patterns of Shadows is an exhibition of oil paintings by Pip Dickens. The paintings draw upon colour, pattern, rhythm and vibration and frequently juxtapose these with quieter, understated greys, shadows and subtle interplays of light. These extractive works observe distinctions within Japanese visual culture – sometimes celebratory, playful and exuberant, at other times subtle, introspective and reflective. The works are produced using bespoke tools, combs and ‘dysfunctional’ brushes to produce intriguing oscillating effects set against quieter, meditative, colour fields. Dickens draws on references such as Jun’ichirō Tanizaki’s essay on aesthetics, In Praise of Shadows, as well as her own private collection of katagami stencils and kimonos.
