Linda Theophilus
Studio Holder
After a career as an exhibition organiser and curator, Theophilus trained as an artist at Kent Institute of Art and Design (BA 1st class 2004, MA 2005). In 2019 she showed at North House Gallery, Manningtree (in PATH ), in Between Ourselves (work by Chinese and UK artists) in Lowestoft and Ipswich, and most recently in the on-line project by Katherine Wood, Curating for Corona (see Day 50 Colours of the Lockdown (yellow edit) 2020).
She currently shows her work at Cuckoo Farm, most recently in Salvage (see Found Regalia) curated by Iris Gunnarsdottir, and Transient (see Seesaw) curated by Becky Jordan.
She is part of an on-going project Winter Solstice, exploring the interaction between fine art and contemporary dance.
White Weight: Installation in the Benham Gallery 2008.
Drawing Focusing on Gravity 2021.
From Colours of The Farm Series 2. Found Regalia 4 2023 - natural dyes on silk, found object.
From Colours of The Farm Series 2. Found Regalia 1, 2, and 5 2023 - natural dyes on cotton and linen, found objects.
Transient Object no.1 (Seesaw) 2023, scaffold board, spirit level, wind assisted motion.
My work focuses on specific locations and their histories. I often use materials collected from the sites, their impermanence an essential part of the work. The pieces range from temporary large-scale installations to small framed works.
Recently I have been making natural inks and dyes to capture the transient colour of a plant, a place, a season, a moment in time.
I support and develop my ideas through large-scale drawings, in charcoal, graphite or raw pigment. My current focus is on counterbalance, exploring the apparent weightlessness achieved at the perfect point of balance.
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