Phil Cole

 

His recent paintings work with narrative and current affairs: Voleria the tightrope artist balances above sleeping children; a lion, a unicorn and a bull are watched over by angels; people are lifted into Kabul International Airport; and the Annunciation scene is reimagined in different contexts. Another side of Cole’s practice is portraiture. Many friends come to sit for him. These relationships and their stories are captured in charcoal, collage, wax, pencil and oil. The idea of ‘triptych’ is vital to Cole. He creates related or layered artworks to arrive at either a story or a portrait.

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