Alexandra Blum, Studio Panorama - Gull’s Journey, 2023, graphite on paper, 59.4 x 336.4 cm. Photo Credit: John Howard Davies
“Perched within my fifth-floor studio, I loved the exhilaration of drawing the successive areas of habitation and activity as I drew ‘Studio Panorama – Gull’s Journey’. The gull in the foreground [see panel 2 below] glided right in front of my eyes, whilst I was focussed on drawing the horizon. Momentarily diverted from the distant space, I rapidly drew the gull. Then, returning to the horizon, I continued drawing, at a slower pace. But now imagining the vista from the gull’s point of view, the landscape unfolding as it flew, revealing the relationship between zones of activity which are hidden from one another at ground level.”
- Alexandra Blum, extract from ‘Drawing unfolding landscapes’ text within ‘Alexandra Blum, Wayfaring’ exhibition catalogue, October 2023
Scroll down to see close ups of each of the four panels which combine to create ‘Studio Panorama - Gull’s Journey’….
Alexandra Blum, Panel 1 (from left to right) from Studio Panorama - Gull’s Journey, 2023, graphite on paper. Panel size: 59.4 x 84cm. Size of entire panorama 59.4 x 336.4 cm. Photo Credit: John Howard Davies
Alexandra Blum, Panel 2 (from left to right) from Studio Panorama - Gull’s Journey, 2023, graphite on paper. Panel size: 59.4 x 84cm. Size of entire panorama 59.4 x 336.4 cm. Photo Credit: John Howard Davies
Alexandra Blum, Panel 3 (from left to right) from Studio Panorama - Gull’s Journey, 2023, graphite on paper. Panel size: 59.4 x 84cm. Size of entire panorama 59.4 x 336.4 cm. Photo Credit: John Howard Davies
Alexandra Blum, Panel 4 (from left to right) from Studio Panorama - Gull’s Journey, 2023, graphite on paper. Panel size: 59.4 x 84cm. Size of entire panorama 59.4 x 336.4 cm. Photo Credit: John Howard Davies