Cathy's Art Diary

Bright, glossy exhibition at Waddington Custot of new work by Ian Davenport. I was excited to see these as I'd recently come across a large, public installation by Davenport by the O2 in Greenwich and wanted to see more work by him. The main works are large, striped pictures where the paint has been allowed to either skew across the bottom of the work or apparently flow onto the floor. A couple of others looked as if paint had been thrown at the canvas in quite a precise way. I loved the mix of a Bridget Riley type precision with mess. Closed 10 November 2023  

Colourful, fun installation on The Tide at the O2 by Ian Davenport. The work, on the staircase, looked like paint poured down the stairs in parallel lines which then pooled at the bottom. It was bright and brought colour and life to the area. I must admit I’d not come across this former Turner Prize nominee before so looked up his work which is often similar and ranges from wall paintings where the paint appears to run down the canvas to other staircases. Having said that I found an exhibition of his work a week or so later which I will blog soon.   No end date given