The chromatic sweep of layered horizontals here channels the colour field ambitions of Helen Frankenthaler, yet Sarah B's trio of smiling black orbs puncture any transcendence with gleeful figuration. Each face carries a subtly distinct affect - one serene, one cheerful, one faintly resigned - staging what Winnicott might recognise as a primal scene of social mirroring against a ground of pure optical warmth.
The chromatic sweep of layered horizontals here channels the colour field ambitions of Helen Frankenthaler, yet Sarah B's trio of smiling black orbs puncture any transcendence with gleeful figuration. Each face carries a subtly distinct affect - one serene, one cheerful, one faintly resigned - staging what Winnicott might recognise as a primal scene of social mirroring against a ground of pure optical warmth.
- Curatorial note, wifärt gallery