Carol Robertson + Trevor Sutton ~ Heaven Earth and Human Beings

2 Nov-8 Dec 2024

Phases #4, 2020, Oil on canvas. Credit: ©Carol Robertson

Overview

The title of this exhibition takes its meaning from ancient wisdom, within the Korean Cheonbu concept of the Dangun era, believing Heaven = the Circle, Earth = the Square and Human Beings = the Triangle. Throughout history we have used these three symbols to make sense of the world in relation to the cosmos, to nature and to ourselves. In Alchemy, the symbol of a circle within a square within a triangle, contained within a larger circle, is universally recognized, as is Leonardo da Vinci’s iconic Vitruvian Man.

London artists Carol Robertson and Trevor Sutton have lived and worked side by side in Hackney for 40 years, making geometric abstract paintings, prints and works on paper. Both use the circle square and triangle and both artists absorb a take on life that is re-ordered by careful geometry and associative colour: their work is never entirely disconnected from the real world. Robertson works with a variety of geometric formations but particularly circles for their ideal form, their aesthetic power. Sutton has also worked with many different shapes and forms but is currently using triangles or working within the architecture of the grid.  At Grey Gallery they bring together a mix of paintings and paper-works that explore the beautiful geometry of circle, square and triangle.

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