NINA Murdoch: Shedding Light

 Prawle Point W-E, egg tempera on gesso panel, 2011, 122 x 198 cm./ 48 x 78 in. 

“Corridors, steps, wedges of light and otherworldly colour, Nina Murdoch’s paintings evoke an uninhabited but haunting world in which the sun and moon seem to rise and set in chambers indoors.”
- Andrew Lambirth
 

ANOTHER one of my recent ventures was interning at Marlborough Fine Art in September. In amongst allocating works for restoration, researching exhibition schedules and scouring art catalogues I was given the chance to design and manage the advertising for Marlborough’s now current exhibition Nina Murdoch: Shedding Light. Murdoch's invigorating exploration of light and space excels through her technical ability in egg tempera (a widely neglected medium in my opinion, saturated in Renaissance connotations). The projections of ethereal light imbue her work with an element of ambiguity and unfamiliarity which make them completely compelling. Exhibiting at Marlborough Fine Art until the 26th its definitely worth a LOOK.