Colin Davidson, R.U.A.

Original canvas in excellent original studio condition. Clean and ready to hang. Held in a stained wood box frame.
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Although rooted in an on-going interest in architecture, Davidson's recent work has demonstrated a dynamic shift away from his emphasis on pure architectural form. He has developed a focus on the complex visual imagery created by the reflective yet transparent qualities of window glass. By interweaving elements that are visible behind the glass with those that are reflected within it, Davidson creates a dramatic new dialogue within the picture plane that verges on the abstract and provokes the viewer to question his own concepts of actual and perceived reality. 

His new approach was the subject of a highly acclaimed exhibition in 2006 at the Tom Caldwell Gallery, Belfast which was aptly titled Inside/Out. The present work forms part of a larger series that focuses on the large-scale window frontages on one of London's busiest thoroughfares, Piccadilly, and more specifically, on Elisabeth Frink's monumental Horse and Rider situated at the bottom of Dover Street in amongst the energetic passers-by, both Inside and Out.