Leonard Sexton

From The Ballad of Arthur McBride


4ft x 5ft oil on canvas

The Curator presents
OBSESSION: Love, Ritual, Collection


EMBASSY TEA GALLERY
195 – 205 Union Street London SE1 0LN

Exhibition open by appointment only 24th June – 27th June

PRIVATE VIEW FRIDAY 27TH JUNE 6PM – 9PM

Exhibition continues 28th – 29th JUNE

A group show in aid of OCD UK

Note on painting – Leonard Sexton 2014
I try to avoid stereotypical ideas of research, for me, it puts life in a laboratory.
Like me, often, my paintings run around, headless? Directionless, unsure of their role, or place. Searching for the bravery to embrace all life, all thought. When know answer arrives they try to connect by any means. I search for this sway of energy which grows within a painting like a living thing, then listen and focus its emphasis.
I Research by memory symbols, used as emotional markers, to help me retain direction,while holding on to a logical progression.
Moments of personnel experience have direct feed into the projects development.
Bodies become indistinguishable, they quickly band together to brace the weight and find a purpose again.