Shelagh WAKELY British, 1932-2011
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This work did not require deciphering nor belief. The colour, soft, pungent smell, entwining flowery pattern and powdery texture appealed immediately to the senses. There was a desire to prove its substantiality - to step into it or blow on it, thereby spoiling the
pattern: at the same time a desire to construct the complete narrative from a partial view - the huge scale of the work only allowing it to be seen portion by portion. It unashamedly dealt with aesthetic pleasure - it wouldi have been decadent if it were not so poignant,
so easily destroyed: its flagrant sensuality might have been threatening if it were not so exotic.”
(Shelagh Wakely)