Sara Willett

“Through a gradual build up of the repeated mark I establish movement and progression; minute changes can determine, advance or arrest the flow; the implication of time passing being embodied in the activity itself."

Working on a substantial scale Sara uses heavy boards, onto which she... More»

“Through a gradual build up of the repeated mark I establish movement and progression; minute changes can determine, advance or arrest the flow; the implication of time passing being embodied in the activity itself."

Working on a substantial scale Sara uses heavy boards, onto which she systematically layers acrylic paint. She then returns to interrupt the layering by excavating into the acrylic with repeated circular gestures. The results are bold and intense, visually mesmerising tonal paintings that emerge from what might almost be obsessive compulsion - a visual ambiguity is manifest. The repetitive gouged hollows swarm across the surface, light on dark, to confuse the eye and trick the brain.

Sara trained as a fine artist specialising in painting and printmaking. Her paintings are held in collections in the UK and Worldwide and her work has been featured in A-N magazine.

Exhibitions
2008 One Fine Day, Beverley Knowles Fine Art, London W11
2008 Make Your Mark, The Arthouse Gallery, London SE14
2007 Excavations.The Flea Pit Gallery, Columbia Road E2