Leisure, pastimes and sport
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Much of Wynter's work was preoccupied with the evocation of space, largely achieved by the application of a mesh of superimposed patterns of brush-marks, creating the effect of layers of space through which they eye can penetrate. These explorations of space behind or beneath the picture surface are apparent in Kayak. The title refers to Wynter's lifelong passion for canoeing, whereby he explored the coastal and inland waters of Cornwall and elsewhere. The floating marks, moving, above and below each other, reflect the rhythmic patterns of moving water and transmit some of the mesmeric experience of sitting at very close quarters to the deep water, staring into the constantly fluctuating shadows and light both on and below the surface at the paddle strikes into it. It is a very direct transcription of a deeply felt physical experience, and effectively conveys Wynter's strength as an artist of extreme sensitivity to natural phenomena.
- Accession Number P361
- Dimensions 122 X 152.4 CM
- Media OIL ON CANVAS
Themes (2)
Past exhibitions
EDGE OF ABSTRACTION
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2010
- UK, Paddock Wood, Mascalls Gallery
BRYAN WYNTER A SELECTED RETROSPECTIVE
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2001
- UK, St Ives, Tate St Ives
THE FIFTIES
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1999
- Spain, Jerez, Sala Pescaderia Vieja, Ayunamiento De Jerez
- Spain, Barcelona, Centre Cultural De La Caixa De Terrassa
- Spain, Salamanca, Palacio De Abrantes
- Netherlands, Amstelveen, Cobra Museum
- Spain, Pamplona, Recinto Ciudadela
- Spain, La Coruna, Fondacion Barrie De La Maza
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1998
- Ireland, Dublin, Royal Hibernian Academy
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1997
- Cyprus, Nicosia, Nicosia Municipal Arts Centre
BRYAN WYNTER 1915-1975
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1976
- UK, London, Hayward Gallery
CONTEMPORARY BRITISH PAINTING
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1969
- South Africa, Port Elizabeth, King George VI Art Gallery
- South Africa, Durban, Durban Museum And Art Gallery
- South Africa, Pietermaritzburg, Pietermaritzburg Art Gallery
- South Africa, Pretoria, Pretoria Art Gallery
- South Africa, Johannesburg, Johannesburg Art Gallery
- South Africa, Durban, Durban Museum And Art Gallery
- South Africa, Kimberley Art Gallery
- South Africa, Cape Town, South African National Gallery
SOME ASPECTS OF CONTEMPORARY BRITISH PAINTING
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1964
- Denmark, Humlebaek, Louisiana Museum Of Modern Art
- Canada, Edmonton Art Gallery
- Canada, Norman Mackenzie Art Gallery, University of Regina
- Canada, Winnipeg Art Gallery
- Canada, National Gallery Of Canada
- Canada, Montreal Museum Of Fine Arts
- UK, London, Public Library
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1963
- Canada, Art Gallery Of Ontario
- Iceland, Reykjavik, National Museum
