Jack Trodd

Natural Intermissions, the first London solo exhibition of Ava Haggas' art, presented by BWG Gallery, is an ode to the inspiration, process, pleasure and intent found within the artist’s practice…

Haggas depicts scenes of nature in coloured pencil on wooden panels that are embellished using intricate patterns and vibrant colours which transform these scenes into Post-Impressionistic 'otherworldly landscapes'. Haggas' artworks make an 'intangible algorithm' visible as beautiful arrangements of colours and shapes which trigger a viewer's sense of calm.  

Presented as a large body of small to medium scale works that Haggas has developed over the past 12 months, Natural Intermissions sees transitions of time and season reflected in her flattened layering of light and colour. Dawn, daylight and dusk, Spring, Summer and Autumn are all found detailed in her sometimes subtle, sometimes intensely reimagined combinations of form, colour and pattern. The array of artwork in this exhibition, hung to follow the rising and setting of the sun, pays homage to Haggas' stunning conservatory studio, where she witnesses this solar cycle of Nature pass over her West London garden every day.