Distillation

Gillian Ayres OBE - Distillation (1957)

 

'Distillation' was painted partly in Ripolin household enamel paint and partly in artist's oil colour. Ayres applied the paint with rags and brushes; it was also poured from the can and squirted from the tube. Influenced by photographs of Jackson Pollock working on his drip paintings, Ayres worked on this painting while it was flat on the floor. During its execution, she kept the surface fluid with turps so that she could manipulate the paint rapidly...