Kerry Harding British, b. 1972
Squall, 2022
Oil and washes on canvas
110 x 150 cm
Copyright The Artist
One of five large works made in response to the question, If You Could Save One Place . . . Without any previous connections to Cornwall or even the coast,...
One of five large works made in response to the question, If You Could Save One Place . . .
Without any previous connections to Cornwall or even the coast, moving here in 1999 felt like ‘coming home’.
I was particularly drawn to the north, its exposure to the Atlantic and weather systems. Enthralled, in awe and comforted by the relentless inevitability of this environment my practice soon focused in on its elements and motifs.
The coastal pine encompasses everything I feel in this place. They often stand alone, framing the endless horizons behind, accommodating the extremes that leave them defiantly sculptural. This is something I hope endures, if I could save.
Without any previous connections to Cornwall or even the coast, moving here in 1999 felt like ‘coming home’.
I was particularly drawn to the north, its exposure to the Atlantic and weather systems. Enthralled, in awe and comforted by the relentless inevitability of this environment my practice soon focused in on its elements and motifs.
The coastal pine encompasses everything I feel in this place. They often stand alone, framing the endless horizons behind, accommodating the extremes that leave them defiantly sculptural. This is something I hope endures, if I could save.