Art on a Postcard International Women’s Day Auction - Curated by CURA Art
27 FEBRUARY 2024 - 12 MARCH 20242. Ptolemy Mann
Nordic Painting (Love)
Acrylic Gouache and ink on paper
2023
A6 (10x15cm)
Original Artwork
Signed on Verso
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About
Ptolemy Mann established her studio after graduating from Central Saint Martins and the Royal College of Art in 1997. Her unique approach to hand-dyeing and weaving wall-based artworks has evolved over a twenty-five-year period. She dyes the long skeins of thread and then weaves them on a loom, embedding colour into the cloth itself. Exquisite dynamics of colour move across their fine surface, creating a painterly sweep. Mann makes large-scale pieces that demonstrate a deep understanding of craftsmanship and precision through an abstract narrative. The term ‘chromatic minimalism’ has been applied to her work, and abstract expressionism and architecture are crucial influences. In recent years, Mann has been making huge gestural paintings on watercolour paper and canvas exploring the connections between thread and pigment. Mann is interested in the relationships between colours and their affective potential. For her, painting is an expression of the material and emotional worlds. In 2021 Mann made the bold decision to combine her weaving and painting practices in the Thread Paintings, applying spontaneous brushstrokes of acrylic paint directly onto a carefully hand-woven surface. Optical effects and natural phenomena inspire her to explore the possibilities of her chosen materials: dye, thread, paper and paint. Through their rapid and/or laborious application, she creates a multi-layered meditation on light and colour.
Education
1995-1997
Master's Degree in Constructed Textiles Specialising in Woven Textiles, Royal College of Art, London
1992-1995
Bachelor of Arts, Hons. Degree in Textile Design Specialising in Woven Textiles, Central St Martins College of Art & Design, London
1991-1992
Foundation, Maidstone College of Art
Solo Shows
2023
Unconscious Color, Findlay Galleries, Palm Beach, Florida, USA
2022
Thresholds, Findlay Galleries, Palm Beach, Florida, USA
2019
Circadian Rhythm (Commissioned Triptych), Tate Modern Gallery, London
Bauhaus / Handwerk, Gallery Lau, Munich, Germany
Group Shows
2020
Art Geneve, Art Fair, Geneva, With Taste Contemporary
2019
miart, Art Fair, Milan, With Taste Contemporary
2018
The Most Real Thing, Roche Court @ The New Art Centre
2014
crafted, The Royal Academy, London
2013
Modern Makers, At Chatsworth House Presented by Sotheby’s
2010
Inspired By – The Legacy Of Anni Albers, Ruthin, Wales
Gallery Representation
Represented by Taste Contemporary in Geneva, Gallery Lau in Munich and Findlay Galleries in the USA.
Statement about AOAP Submitted Artwork
I recently did a painting residency in Copenhagen and these paintings were made there. Momentary gestures of colour intended to capture the feeling of the place at that specific time.
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