Shakkei 借 (borrow) and 景 (scenery, view) takes its name from the ancient Chinese practice of incorporating background landscapes into the composition of a garden design, enhancing the overall aesthetic. This collection builds on the artist’s established technique of using the remembered to create paintings that evoke time, place, and emotion, inviting the viewer to begin their own journey of discovery as they lose their gaze in these complex and kaleidoscopic works.
Borrowed Sundays Original Painting
on Stretched Canvas, 35 x 35”
‘SHAKKEI’ IS THE IDEA OF BORROWING SCENERY FROM LANDSCAPES TO ENHANCE THE BEAUTY THAT IS IN THE PRESENT MOMENT.
“I’m bringing those things that I remember back to the studio through colour, texture, through the compositional decisions that I’m making.
Borrowed Sundays Original Painting
on Stretched Canvas, 35 x 35”
ORIGINAL WORKS
Based in south west France, British artist Michael Rumsby has travelled the world garnering experiences and memories that inform his radiant paintings. His work hangs in private collections in Europe, the Middle East, the US and Australia and he has undertaken commissions for many prestigious companies. He has retained strong links with the UK and was made a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts in 2014.
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