Karsten Schubert London is pleased to present this online viewing room to coincide with the gallery’s announcement of representation of British abstract painter Sarah Kogan.
Kogan’s interest firmly lies within the materiality of paint; her work is described by Karsten Schubert London’s Managing Director Tom Rowland as communicating ‘a subtle vibrancy and internal resonance’. This series demonstrates Kogan’s ambiguous use of repeated motifs suggestive of the sublime, such as the crater, cluster, abyss and illuminated cavity. These psychological landscapes, with their implications of death, loss and war, may be viewed from an aerial perspective, towards a horizon or into outer space.
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Sarah KoganSupernova, 2019Acrylic on canvas183 x 152 cm | 72 1/8 x 59 7/8 in -
Sarah KoganFrom the Corner of my Eye, 2019Acrylic on canvas152 x 183 cm | 59 7/8 x 72 1/8 in
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Sarah KoganEvolution, 2019Acrylic on canvas200 x 150 cm | 78 3/4 x 59 1/8 in
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Sarah KoganFreefall, 2019Acrylic on canvas183 x 152.5 cm | 72 1/8 x 60 1/8 in
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Sarah KoganNebula, 2019Acrylic on canvas120 x 90 cm | 47 1/4 x 35 3/8 in
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Sarah Kogan’s painting process for this body of work begins with months of controlled building of thin, painted layers and drawn shapes. As evocative as memories, these faintly visible underlayers inform the composition and are always partially visible. In the next part of her process, Kogan lies her canvas flat on her studio floor and uses a meticulous pouring method, manipulating the paint based on her knowledge and experience of pigment properties and the environment.
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The best way that I can articulate this process is that it is like being a film director who works with the same actors over a number of years, using improvisation. Over time you get to know all their default moves and phrases, allowing them the ability to freefall into their characters, whilst you maintain control over the overarching direction of the narrative. If you know how to conduct the materials, then you can allow your ideas and inner thoughts the ability to soar into the stratosphere.
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Karsten Schubert London is pleased to present this online viewing room to coincide with the gallery’s announcement of representation of British abstract painter Sarah Kogan.
Kogan’s interest firmly lies within the materiality of paint; her work is described by Karsten Schubert London’s Managing Director Tom Rowland as communicating ‘a subtle vibrancy and internal resonance’. This series demonstrates Kogan’s ambiguous use of repeated motifs suggestive of the sublime, such as the crater, cluster, abyss and illuminated cavity. These psychological landscapes, with their implications of death, loss and war, may be viewed from an aerial perspective, towards a horizon or into outer space.
