About Gabrielle Turner
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A linguist by education and a writer by profession, my artistic practice continues my fascination with language and meaning.
Through tones, gradient and flow, I examine the transition between boundaries and intimacy; what it means to yield and to resist; to belong and to be excluded. And of course, the uplifting emotional power of colour is a language we all speak – it’s a wonderful conversation starter.
Through tones, gradient and flow, I examine the transition between boundaries and intimacy; what it means to yield and to resist; to belong and to be excluded. And of course, the uplifting emotional power of colour is a language we all speak – it’s a wonderful conversation starter.
My technique uses ink, fluid acrylics and alcohol on yupo paper, plastic and aluminium substrates. It’s a bit like chromatography – each pigment is made up of many different colours, which all combine and dry in unique ways.
The final images are scanned at high resolution and enlarged up to ten times their original size to reveal crisp detail, silky textures and fascinating micro-worlds.
