Morag Charlton
Morag Charlton was born and raised in Cape Town, South Africa. She studied Fine Art at the University of Cape Town, Ruth Prowse School of Art, and the University of New Mexico. Over the past fifteen years she has taken part in numerous solo, group, juried, and invitational exhibitions both nationally and internationally, as well as completed commissions for business and private individuals. She is a member of the Burning Coal Theatre Company and designed and created the sets for four of their productions, Einstein's Dreams, Romeo and Juliet, A Doll's House and Travesties. She has taught Art as Communication workshops and Outreach programs for Artspace over the past two years. She is represented by Glance Gallery located in Raleigh North Carolina.
exhibition:
Thomas Sayre /
Morag Charlton
Glance Gallery
November 18th - December 14th 2005
Opening reception: Friday November 18th 2005 7pm-10pm
311 W. Martin Street
Raleigh, NC 27601
M-F 9-6, Sat 10-5
(919) 821-2200
www.glancegallery.com
figurative work:
This series of paintings were completed at the International School of Art in Montecastello di Vibio in Umbria, Italy. In Fall and Spring a residency program offers artists an opportunity to work without distraction and once a week visit Florence, Rome, and Asissi.
The paintings are influenced by reading Inferno, the first book of The Divine Comedy by Dante Alighieri and intensive lifedrawing, four hours a day fours days a week. They are enlarged directly from small life drawing studies that were intentionally chosen for their particular mood of self-struggle and introspection. Dante is guided through hell by Virgil, and during the course of his journey is constantly questioning, and coming face to face with the relationship between the past and the present, the fates of historical figures, and his own quest for spirituality and understanding. These paintings represent a journey. They reflect the history and essence of Italy in their sculptural approach and inverted landscapes, as well as the questions we ask and the search for those improbable answers.
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Day
oil on paper
39"x21"
2003
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Night
oil on paper
39"x21"
2003
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Flume
oil on paper
39"x21"
2003
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Ravel
oil on paper
39"x21"
2003
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oscua e profunda
oil on okawara paper
39"x72"
2001
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diverse lingue
oil on okawara paper
52"x39"
2001
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alta torre
oil on okawara paper
51"x39"
2001
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mezzo cherchio
oil on okawara paper
51"x39"
2001
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terra lagrimosa
oil on okawara paper
51"x39"
2001
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