Dancing Brushes
One New Exchange
London 2025
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Abstract paintings often leave one with the impression that they were created in a gestural frenzy; the artist attacking their canvas with brushes. But that’s only one part of the picture. The dynamism between a painter and their work can be likened more to a dance as there’s an undeniable choreography in the final, monumental result. Manuela de la Vega Castro’s soft, watercoloured triptych feel like a lakeside waltz. Movement bursts from the theatrical way in which landscapes emerge from Daisy Fulton’s vivid abstraction. And Mark Wright’s electric colour palette and bold lines feel like a cathartic paroxysm of bodily motion. Let the kinesis of these pieces sweep you off your feet and the next time you’re in a gallery try imagining what kind of dance the artist is having with their work.
Words by A SPACE FOR ART
Images by Gillies Adamson Semple