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Sara Lee ‘To the Edge of Evening’ Solo Show
To the Edge of Evening
Sara Lee
Solo Show
Rabley Gallery (East)
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Opening times:
8 April – 27 April
Thurs – 11.00 – 16.00
Fri – 11.00 – 16.00
Sat 13th, 20th, 27th April – 11.00–15.00
Sara Lee hauls long shadows over the escarpment from the luminous skies of the half-light. In new pastel drawings, Lee tussles with the aesthetic movements of the past, with notions of ‘Romanticism’ and ‘The Sublime’ and their contemporary relevance. Her practice involves walking in and working from the land.
However, far from overwhelmed by the power of nature, she invites the viewer to pause and contemplate the importance of landscape and our profound relationship with it. This is especially apposite at this time of significant environmental change.
Words by Sara Lee:
This series of new work has its focus on the last light of the day – the golden hour of evening – across lakes, along the coast and to mountain ranges. Fed by memory as well as reality, each image is part imagination.
As an artist the environment is always present as a primary consideration – while walking and working from the land, to developing imagery once back in the studio. Responding to the ephemeral nature of landscape and questioning our profound relationship with it, especially at this time of ominous ecological change.
Sara Lee predominantly works with drawing and print. Her practice involves working from site-specific landscapes, followed by extended studio-based work. Her images are a response to the ephemeral nature of the land and our profound relationship with it, especially at this time of ominous environmental change.
Born in Wales, Sara lives and works in London. She studied at Ravensbourne and Central Schools of Art. She exhibits widely and her work is held in public and private collections internationally, including Pallant House Gallery, Tama Collection, Japan and the Victoria & Albert Museum.
Gouache and woodcut, 60.5 x 91 cm, Edition Variable of 7, Published 2016
Softback 44pp fully-illustrated in colour. Published by Petersfield Museum 2026 with texts by Louise Weller (Curator, Petersfield Museum and Gallery), Sara Lee and Meryl Ainslie.
Hand-printed Japanese woodcut, 2025 Printed on Shi-oji paper 38 x 28 cm Edition 30, 3 APs, PP, HC
Japanese Woodblock, Printed on fine Japanese paper to the paper edge, Size: 45 x 27 cm, Edition of 25, 2024
Japanese Woodblock, Printed on fine Japanese paper to the paper edge, 30 x 60 cm, Edition 25, 2024
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