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Let's Go
Friday 20 September - Monday 30 September 2019 11:00am - 6:00pm
St Margaret's House

A selection of works by Katie Beth Avey.

Opening night: 20th September 7-9pm

21st – 30th September

Open Daily 11am – 6pm

Gallery 3

Informed by a collective of memories from one family home, my practice is an exploration of how I can translate specific personal moments through the process of painting.

“Memories of pleasure, pain, sadness and joy, are the common thread that unites all human beings. Memories are our existence, and art is their system of replication.” (Farr 2012)

A chosen memory is always the stimulus. Developing shapes and forms from initial drawings, my paintings reflect the sensations felt while unpacking the memory, through a specific texture, a precise colour or a particular noise. The drawings vary from memory to memory; sometimes they require a different type of mark or restraint for me to develop the outcome. Shape is an extremely important element in my work. I believe that developing specific shapes, relating to individual objects and spaces (which are often suppressed beneath layers in the painting) harmonises with the mysterious workings of our minds.

Location details

St. Margaret’s House – Gallery 3
St Margaret's House, 151 London Road
Edinburgh

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