Cathy's Art Diary

Colourful exhibition at Waddington Custot examining how Patrick Caulfield looked at light and shade across various times of day. These featured Caulfield’s signature style of flat-coloured planes with hard black outlines using domestic items such as lamp shades and wine glasses such as “Still Life: Father’s Day” from 1975, a pipe. Tulips, a lamp and ivy. I loved the 3D effect of “Wall Lights” from 1988 and the four screen-prints “Interior: Morning, Noon, Evening and Night” which showed the same scene in different colourways. Closed 15 November 2019

Retrospective exhibition at Tate Britain of the work of Patrick Caulfield shown as a partner exhibition to the Gary Hume. I loved these Pop artesque pictures with their bold outlines but also subtle detail in the finish. Somehow although the effect was very flat they also had a 3d quality. I loved “Office desk against a blue window” for the wonderful silhouettes but also for the fact he included the pen holder and detail of the items on the desk. I had seen his work before but never realized the when he adds very detailed sections, such as roses, that these are painted on. In my ignorance I had assumed they were collage! I loved this contrast of the bold and the detailed. I was also amused at the way he depicted wallpaper and interior patterns, he is almost a Vuillard of pop art! Reviews Telegraph