Riverwalk leaflet

of urban abstraction
paintings and collaborations by Richard Knight

Observations of place fused with
an abstraction of surface..
The great outdoors, people, cities, landscapes and their interactions are my
inspiration – recording my wanderings in sketches and photos to create a record of
visited places that will then inform my studio paintings.
In my work I seek to capture a moment of impression, as when emerging from an
underground station into a busy unfamiliar sunlit street, heightened senses,
momentary bright light blindness, the confusion of information, noise and movement
– each painting seeks to create that initial hazy impression of place fused with precise
primary detail, a lamppost, tree, vehicle, a shop window, a rushing commuter.
It is my practice to make several paintings of the same subject with each one evolving
in a different way due to the concerted randomness of mark making, overpainting,
scraping back, repainting. Eventually my focus goes from the subject matter to the
surface of the painting, familiarity with the subject allowing me to make marks of
intuitive gesture to attain a visual interpretation of the familiar.
Battersea cranes, 100x120cm acrylic on deep canvas support
New York Windows, detail, oil and mixed media on canvas

Manhattan Heights, 100x120cm acrylic on deep canvas support
St Pauls Colour, 60x70cm acrylic on canvas support, charcoal frame

St Pauls, 66x112cm acrylic on canvas support and light grey frame
Viridian City, 68x84cm mixed media on aluminium support

City Colour, 70x80cm acrylic on deep canvas support and charcoal frame
Skyline City, 70x80cm on canvas support and charcoal frame

Dolphin Square towards Battersea Development, 76x112cm oil on canvas support with grey frame
Under Waterloo Clock, 100x70cm acrylic on deep canvas support, framed

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an invitation to an art event
You are cordially invited to view a selection of paintings by
Richard Knight and collaborations with Judith Brenner on the
theme of urban environment
hosted by Riverside Walk Apartments.
Both artists are based at Wimbledon Art Studios, exhibiting in
galleries and art fairs throughout the UK, their work is held in
collections both in the UK and abroad.
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To be held in the foyer and on display for
one/two weeks.
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The artists will be opening the exhibition on the evening of
___ with canapés and champagne, we hope you can join us.
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