Paul Gopal-Chowdhury
Paul Gopal-Chowdhury has always been fascinated by the notion that paint on a flat, two-dimensional surface can convey a tangible, three-dimensional object. Of course, the ‘magic’ is the skill of the artist; the way he interprets and conveys shape, colour and volume. As Gopal-Chowdhury says: ‘it’s not what you say but how you say it that matters’. He’s not interested in story-telling but in conveying the sensation that he feels when he looks at the object he’s painting. He did a series of nude portraits of Mimi (his wife at the time) which beautifully illustrates this. You can feel the warmth and solidity of her flesh and involuntarily look to one side to see the window through which the light is falling. A portrait of Mimi hangs on the grand staircase.
Biography: Born in India in 1949, Paul Gopal-Chowdhury was brought up in England where he studied at both Camberwell and Slade Schools of Fine Art. After various lectureships in Fine Art, from 1983-84 he was artist in residence at Gonville and Caius College and Kettle’s Yard gallery in Cambridge. He lives and works in London.
For further information, plus availability and prices of this artist's work, please contact Mara-Helen Wood, Director, University Gallery, Northumbria University, +44 (0)191 227 4424, mara-helen.wood@unn.ac.uk.
Details shown:
Mimi against a Cupboard (Oil on canvas)
