Breakdance 2006 oil on canvas 1200 × 2400mm (2 panels)
Orexart is privileged to re-present a selection of some of the extraordinary and powerful work Philippa Blair produced during the late nineties and early noughties in the studio she made with husband John Porter, in Venice California. At the time, she was exhibiting regularly alongside contemporary American abstractionists in museum and gallery exhibitions in Los Angeles and New York. This was a particularly happy and productive period for Philippa, and we are delighted to share some of these important works with a New Zealand audience for the first time.
The exhibition is accompanied by a small publication including an essay by architect Pip Cheshire, who was a frequent visitor to the Angelus Place studio.
On the Lookout 2000 oil on canvas 1202 × 1803mm
Escapare 2003 oil on canvas 1020 × 1520mm
O. 2001 oil and charcoal on canvas 1220 × 3050mm (2 panels)
Angelus Place 1–4 1997 oil on canvas 350 × 280mm
Springtide 1–3 2002 oil on canvas 405 × 300mm
A catalogue illustrating the complete exhibition is available from the gallery on request, or click here to view or download this catalogue.
