Hisba Brimah: Mindful Transformations

Hisba Brimah is passionate about abstract art and is continually finding new ways to work with shapes and materials. Architecture, art history, textiles, and different cultures are among the most important themes in her work and these are continually referred to in her sketchbooks and outcomes.

Hisba will be showcasing her virtual exhibition 'Mindful Transformations', supported by The Free Space Project. The exhibition will be accessible through their website from 17th August - 13th September. Hisba's work includes geometric pieces based on combinations of triangles or of quadrilaterals, and pieces with fluid lines referencing Japanese woodblock prints. Recently she has created art which explores the dynamic, rhythmic application of paint to a surface, inspired by the work of Jackson Pollock. She has also drawn on the work of Bryce Marden to create paintings of curvilinear, string like structures, which, while abstract, are evocative of organic forms in the natural world.

This is the first in the Free Space Project’s commissions for artists to reimagine works into our virtual exhibition space whilst access to their building in Kentish Town Health Centre is limited due to the coronavirus. There will also be an online discussion between the artist and Jennifer Gilbert, the owner of Jennifer Lauren Gallery which aims to champion and exhibit international self-taught, disabled and overlooked artists who create works outside the mainstream art world and art history. The event will take place on 27th August, 6 - 7pm and is open to everyone.

The exhibition is available to view here until 13th September. You can also book your free ticket for the online discussion here.

CuratorSpace are currently featuring articles by artists, curators and organisations who want to share their experiences of responding to the COVID-19 pandemic, whether that is artists using their practice as a way of exploring new boundaries of isolation, or as a way to connect more broadly with their communities. We are also interested in hearing from curators and organisations who are offering support to artists and audiences during this time.

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