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Contemporary British Artist

Assemblage

Rachel's paintings and drawings are made of found materials, stitching, writing on paper, photographs and hair which are embedded into the surface of the work, to create rich metaphorical landscapes.

The assemblage of items has become a fundamental element of Rachel's artistic process adding intensity and surface physicality to the work. Each painting is made up of transparent layers, with each subsequent layer trapping and enclosing the array of found objects, text and photographs that Rachel finds on the derelict sites she researches.

The layers of paint, detritus and imagery are held within the skeleton of the canvas frame, possibly mirroring skin, muscle and bone, and with the penetration of each deposit or sheet the viewer is drawn closer to the true essence of the subject.