Fabienne Verdier : Vortex

6 Oct-17 Nov 2020

Overview

This year, Waddington Custot will present 'Vortex', a remarkable new series by the celebrated contemporary abstract painter, Fabienne Verdier. Through her work, Verdier gives physical form to the usually invisible and intangible forces within nature, incorporating a wide range of natural phenomena, from gravity and kinetic energy to sound waves and vibrations. In these large-scale paintings, seen for the first time at Waddington Custot, Verdier continues her exploration into the painting of sounds and music, in particular the visual representation of breathing techniques employed by sopranos performing Mozart’s arias. The Vortex paintings are characterised by a single large, whirling helix, which dominates the composition and echoes the ascendant scaling sound of an aria.