AISHA BRIDGMAN | CONTEMPORARY PAINTER 

Ideas behind the work

 

When I learned this year's exhibition theme was Interconnectedness, I decided to make a new painting to enter, as it aligned well with my continued body of work on the human condition⁣; paintings where abstraction meet representation.

 

I tend to leave my paintings open to interpretation, however feel the essence of this piece is timely for now.

 

Letter from the Sky touches on the private conversations, which we may have with something higher than ourselves.

 

Perhaps this is the universe. When we experience personal challenges, ask questions or seek support.  Or maybe it is when we give thanks for the good things in life.  The dashes could be interpreted as messages darting around the cosmos.​

 

I paint intuitively not from sketches.  I began by creating a khaki colour for the ground, using heavy bodied acrylic.  I had been wanting to incorporate more earthier tones in my newer works and had been looking at Merlin James, specifically his Modern House painting of 1995.  

 

Yellow ink lines were dripped onto the canvas, tilted in varying directions to create a fresh starting point.​  From there I began to build the painting.  The central imagery came first, the figure later on.​  

 

To secure this original piece for your art collection, you can purchase Letter from the Sky at the show, or online via the RA website here until 23 August.​​

 

Any questions about this piece, please feel free to email me at aisha@aishabridgman.com

 

Thank you for your support.

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