Sarah Emily Porter

London, London, United Kingdom

About Sarah Emily Porter

My work is often informed by architectural forms having studied Architectural History before attending Chelsea College of Art 10 years later. Despite its sculptural attributes, it is born out of the traditions, history and language of painting, with emphasis heavily placed on the performance and process of making. From a position of material knowledge gained through learning paint’s inner rules, my work is a collaboration between my own desires and the unpredictable tendencies of my materials. Chaos and order sit side by side as elements of chance are employed through carefully considered mathematical systems, making visible the materiality of paint and the event of painting itself. Canvases are hung on sculptural wooden frames, the paint poured and spun at angles onto further canvases to create pairings that challenge the idea of authorship - one that is carefully considered by the artist as it spins, the other, static on the floor, waits to collect the waste materials. Rather than artificially aiming for permanence through painting, I seek to highlight the fragile and impermanent nature of life. I do this by creating work that has the ability to adapt and transform over time as it is moved from one position to another. The final paintings, a by-product of a larger scheme act as documentation, objects and commodities - the aftermath of the work itself.

Education:

Chelsea College of Arts (UAL), Distinction, Graduate Diploma in Fine Art | Sept 2015 – June 2016
Distin

The Slade School of Art, UCL |
Summer Foundation in Fine Art | July – Sept 2014

Durham University, University College | 2:1 BA Hons History (specialising in architectural history) | 2005 – 2008

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