Claire Fahys @ Pipeline Gallery

Inspired by the Brazilian song ‘Um Girassol da Cor de Seu Cabelo’, Claire Fahys’ exhibition ‘Viento Solar, or ‘Solar Wind’, follows a  residency in Mexico City reflecting on the pulsating spirit and light of the city.

In her paintings Fahys pays close attention to colour planes and subdivisions, at the same time, she manipulates space and form by stripping away extraneous details and allowing raw canvas to peer through. This breakdown of edges, opens up her paintings for energy to move freely within them.