In this series of portraits – which includes a number of new paintings of the artist’s mother Darryll – Joffe tackles issues of aging, motherhood and invisibility, focusing particularly on the complex relationship between mother and child over time. The exhibition will also include a selection of large-scale pastel self-portraits.
For Joffe, the visceral nature of pastel adds a sense of intensity and immediacy to the portrait. ‘You can get a kind of brutality with pastel that you can’t with paint,’ she once said. ‘With paint there’s always an extension of your arm and brush. Whereas pastel is so primitive. You can’t draw hard enough.’
What | Chantal Joffe: Story, Victoria Miro |
Where | Victoria Miro, 16 Wharf Road , London, N1 7RW | MAP |
Nearest tube | Angel (underground) |
When |
04 Jun 21 – 31 Jul 21, 10:00 AM – 6:00 PM |
Price | £TBD |
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