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Govinda Sah 'Azad'. Photo Janie Airey.
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Govinda Sah 'Azad' Absence Presence, 2022 Oil and acrylic on canvas 180 x 160 cm Courtesy the Artist and October Gallery, London. Photo: Janie Airey
Exhibition
Gallery Talk: Govinda Sah and Gerard Houghton
3 Dec 2022
Regular hours
- Sat, 03 Dec
- 15:00 – 16:30
Free admission
Address
- 24 Old Gloucester Street
- London
- WC1N 3AL
- United Kingdom
Travel Information
- Tube: Holborn/Russell Square
Join Govinda Sah ‘Azad’ in discussion with Gerard Houghton, on the occasion of his solo show in London, Absent Presence
About
This artist’s talk will offer insights regarding the new series of paintings presented, the influence of different environments and Sah’s unique creative process. Born in 1974, in Rajbiraj, Nepal, Govinda Sah ‘Azad’, currently lives and works in Margate, UK.
Describing his ongoing journey, Sah states: ‘Originally, in Kathamandu, I worked in a realist mode, before gradually moving towards abstraction, in London, where clouds became a subject that allowed me to meditate upon the more spiritual aspects of Nature. Margate, being more open, means I often work outside, where the change in the colour of light is more profound. One immediate consequence is that although my colour palette becomes simpler, my paintings feel much brighter. It’s a challenge to capture these fleeting, almost transcendental effects, that are so difficult to hold onto, but that necessity forces my work to keep on developing, which delights any artist!’
