See me, see us
The vigour and necessity of Action, Gesture, Paint at the Whitechapel Gallery
Is a room overcrowded when there are 80 plus women sharing their unique talent? Showing us their vigour and individual point of view through incredibly vibrant and strong paintings.
I don’t think so.
Does it feel overwhelming when many of these said voices remained undervalued by the fact that they were women. Well yes. It could make one frustrated, sad or even quite angry.
Action, Gesture, Paint at the Whitechapel Gallery overwhelmed me with emotion. All these exceptional women, all this extraordinary craft, yet so many of them forgotten and written out of history. It’s hard to imagine today in our social media way of presenting our work, that if you have talent as a woman, you can disappear without trace. Imagine your work and creativity written out of history.
It was my greatest pleasure to provide the colours that sit behind this extraordinary exhibition. Humbling in fact. And stirring in thought. There is real importance in doing your best work, rather than the most popular and palatable work. Whether a painter, a baker or a teacher, living your best life is surely showing your point of view through what you create.
Take your daughters and take your female friends. This exhibition marks a moment of change.