Conversations with the Moon: Lucy Giles
155A Gallery is delighted to present a first solo exhibition of paintings by South London based painter, Lucy Giles.
In response to the works, Alice Chasey has kindly written some text for us to accompany the show:
Lucy Giles’s canvases burst with life. Colour is freely and brightly applied, and the paintings cannot help but bring a smile to the viewer’s face. Loose, abstract shapes and seemingly spontaneous brushstrokes convey a joyful scene, often inspired by nature. Lucy frequently works in her studio at night, looking out over London, the moon her companion and inspiration. There are also beaches and trees depicted here; rainbows and storms; the sun as well as moonlight. Recent works such as Land and Sea, Green Bush, Three Trees and Sandstorm show an instinctive relationship with the natural world.
These works are often playful, with tongue in cheek titles such as Fish Boob. But this does not make them insincere. There is an honesty and integrity in these compositions. Don’t be fooled by their ‘naïve’ quality. These are sophisticated paintings, made with passion, but also precision. They reflect an open, enquiring nature. They light up a room. They speak to us of connection, colour, renewal.
In a time of Covid pandemics, and global uncertainty, Lucy’s art creates a place of anchorage, of home, of simple pleasures. It is no coincidence that her work is regularly chosen by stylists and interior magazines to reflect the zeitgeist. They are of their moment, but they are also timeless. There is an intimacy here. Sit with them. Let them bring joy. Like the moon, they shine.
© Alice Chasey 2022
Alice Chasey is a writer and editor, specialising in contemporary art
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Lucy GilesForget-me-not, 2022Oil on canvas170 x 180cm
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Lucy GilesBit of Chalk, 2019Oil on ply60 x 60cm
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Lucy GilesMoon Shimmer, 2022Oil on card28.5 x 23.5cm
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Lucy GilesTent, 2021Oil on ply24 x 27cmVendu
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Lucy GilesFunny Hills in the Dark, 2021Oil on ply24 x 27cm
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Lucy GilesConversations with the Moon, 2022Oil & oil stick on card20 x 25.5cmVendu
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Lucy GilesElephant Dreaming, 2022Oil & oil stick on canvas170 x 180cm
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Lucy Giles, Six Flowers, 2022
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Lucy GilesA Quiet Swim, 2021Oil on canvas50 x 60cm
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Lucy Giles, We Begin Again, 2022
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Lucy GilesMemories of the Horniman, 2021Oil on canvas25 x 30 x 4cmVendu
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Lucy GilesReflection at Night, 2022Oil on canvas20 x 20cm
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Lucy GilesMoonlight on Field, 2021Oil & oil stick on ply19.5 x 19.5cm
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Lucy GilesSquint, 2022Oil & oil stick on canvas20 x 20cmVendu
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Lucy GilesGreen Bush, 2022Oil on canvas20 x 20cmVendu
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Lucy GilesLand and Sea, 2022Oil on board19 x 20.5cm
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Lucy GilesRainbow, 2017Oil on board39 x 42cmVendu
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Lucy GilesFish Boob, 2018Oil on ply16.5 x 29cmVendu
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Lucy GilesRubber Bit, 2021Oil on board20 x 26cm
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Lucy Giles, Topless, 2019
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Lucy GilesThree Trees, 2021Oil & oil stick on board37.5 x 37cm
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Lucy GilesSandstorm, 2021Oil on canvas55 x 60cm
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Lucy GilesA Short Trip to France, 2019Oil on canvas40 x 45cmVendu
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Lucy GilesCabbages at Night, 2021Oil and oil stick on canvas150 x 130cm