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| Maggi Hambling "The Scallop" 2003 Sculpture |
Artist Maggi Hambling first became inspired by stormy seascapes when she witnessed a powerful storm in Southwold, UK in 2002. The anger Hambling saw in the sea as it threw up giant waves that barreled down on the very beaches she once relaxed on was an emotion she often saw in herself. Since, she has sought to convey this in her work.
Her canvas oil paintings stretch six by seven feet and are a commanding presence in the National Gallery in the UK. Her exhibition "Walls of Water" dominates the room revealing a cascade of powerful emotions one might see in the eye of a storm or infuriated person. Hambling believes her art can be a metaphor for life and death.
Though the National Gallery is known for it's tasteful, carefully selected works of art there is much controversy around Maggi Hambling. Some think her paintings lack depth. Others say she was invited to show work only because she is well known. What do you think?
Check her work out at: http://www.maggihambling.com/2014/09/walls-of-water-the-national-gallery-london/
http://www.eadt.co.uk/what-s-on/maggi_hambling_creates_a_storm_with_her_wall_of_water_paintings_1_3869431
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