Marie Mansfield 'Memento' heide circle Dimensions: 61 x 91 cm

Dimensions: 61 x 91 cm

Halpern’s sculpture is vibrant

Under his hand

The dark background allows for the cake to almost pop out of the canvas

Butterflies possess a dual resonance in Charles Blackman’s work

Marie Mansfield 'Memento' heide circle Dimensions: 61 x 91 cmMarie Mansfield's work centres around people and places in an unexpected dance. Her paintings are often devoid of people, yet alive with traces of their presence a spectral energy that conjures melancholy, nostalgia and bemusement. In 'Memento', a ceramic swan napkin holder basks in a ray of soft sunlight. This esoteric kitchen object evokes memories of kitsch vintage style items, while the gentle light seems to animate the sleeping swan, hinting that