FAREWELL ISOBEL

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Written By Isobel Hill

Two original drawings which inspired the installation ‘Farewell Isobel’ are now available for purchase

The two pencil and watercolour drawings were the first stage in creating the larger oil paintings titled ‘On grass you rest’ and ‘But suffocation creep’, which were part of the 2020 installation for the Central Saint Martins degree show. ‘Farewell Isobel’ attempts to capture the bittersweet nostalgia many often experience during times of upheaval, whether this is through playful scales, emotionally driven writings, sculptural souvenirs or paintings

Oil painting by Isobel Hill of a person upside down on their back with their arms are above their head. Beside them is a lit match which blazes around them

But suffocation creep (2020), Oil on cotton canvas, 100 x 110 x 3.6 cm (WxHxD)

Cream room with two oil paintings by Isobel Hill hung up. Beneath are two vintage TVs and piles of carrot and popcorn sculptures

Farewell Isobel (2020), Installation view

Souvenirs have often proven to be a vastly effective tool in narrating things such as grief, heightening objects to places of stature where many can pair tales specific to their own experiences with a singular object. This can be seen in sculptures ‘Butter kiss’ (2020) and ‘Crunch’ (2020) which are scattered throughout the installation, with some being hidden on the tops of paintings, arranged as a wreath underneath the headstone of ‘On grass you rest’ (2020) or even singular sculptures cushioned upon a dedicated plinth

Oil painting by Isobel Hill of a horned person laying on their back. Their legs are abstracted and at their head is a popcorn box

On grass you rest (2020), Oil on cotton canvas, 180 x 90 x 3.6 cm (WxHxD)

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Farewell Isobel original pencil and watercolour drawing on paper of a horned person laying on their back. By their head is a headstone

Original ‘Farewell Isobel’ drawings available below ☟

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