Alexandra Blum, Home III, graphite on paper, 42 x 59.4 cm 2020

Alexandra Blum, Home III, graphite on paper, 42 x 59.4 cm 2020

I was fascinated to see how much I continued to see from the windows of my flat as the lockdown continued. The series of drawings which emerged began to reveal how much could be experienced from within a single space. When drawing this image, I especially enjoyed the unexpected juxtapositions between interior and exterior objects. I also spent a lot of time looking closely at Early Netherlandish imagery (Robert Campin and Van Eyck in particular), which helped me to see fragments more clearly and to play with their interrelationships.

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Alexandra Blum, Detail from 'Home III' graphite on paper, 42 x 59.4 cm, 2020

Alexandra Blum, Detail from 'Home III' graphite on paper, 42 x 59.4 cm, 2020

Alexandra Blum, Detail from 'Home III' graphite on paper, 42 x 59.4 cm, 2020

Alexandra Blum, Detail from 'Home III' graphite on paper, 42 x 59.4 cm, 2020

Alexandra Blum, Detail from 'Home III' graphite on paper, 42 x 59.4 cm, 2020

Alexandra Blum, Detail from 'Home III' graphite on paper, 42 x 59.4 cm, 2020

Alexandra Blum, Detail from 'Home III' graphite on paper, 42 x 59.4 cm, 2020

Alexandra Blum, Detail from 'Home III' graphite on paper, 42 x 59.4 cm, 2020

Alexandra Blum, Detail from 'Home III' graphite on paper, 42 x 59.4 cm, 2020

Alexandra Blum, Detail from 'Home III' graphite on paper, 42 x 59.4 cm, 2020

Alexandra Blum, Detail from 'Home III' graphite on paper, 42 x 59.4cm, 2020

Alexandra Blum, Detail from 'Home III' graphite on paper, 42 x 59.4cm, 2020

Alexandra Blum, Detail from 'Home III' graphite on paper, 42 x 59.4cm, 2020

Alexandra Blum, Detail from 'Home III' graphite on paper, 42 x 59.4cm, 2020

Alexandra Blum, Detail from 'Home III' graphite on paper, 42 x 59.4cm, 2020

Alexandra Blum, Detail from 'Home III' graphite on paper, 42 x 59.4cm, 2020


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