Gill Gatfield – Black Cloud

Black Cloud 2009

A black monochrome, skimmed across the white canvas, hosts a pelt of magnetised steel pins.  Where the dark surface attracts and absorbs, the pins refract and reflect light, and creep off the canvas edge, casting jagged shadows on the wall.  A darkened landscape, Black Cloud supports a glittering and fragile silver lining.

En Plein Air 2009, Centre of Contemporary Art, Christchurch
Finalist, Anthony Harper COCA Contemporary Art Award 2009
Mesh, Antoinette Godkin/City Art Rooms 2009

Series: Magnetic Painting