One Way
Philip Barlow
About this Item
signed and dated; inscribed with the title twice and dated 7/7/2014 on the stretcher; inscribed with the artist's name, the title and medium on an Everard Read label adhered to the reverse
Provenance
Everard Read, Cape Town, 2014.
Property of a Gentleman.
Literature
Kate Sierzputowski (2018) Colossal, Out-of-Focus Paintings by Philip Barlow Capture the Twinkling Lights of Cityscapes at Night, illustrated in colour, accessed 22 January 2026.
Notes
This impactful, large-scale painting is emblematic of Barlow’s work, illuminating familiar subjects through his unique creative lens.
The ambiguity of his focus creates a tension between representation and abstraction, leaving space to explore the liminality, between enigmatic and recognisable forms.
The palette is rich, with a warm palette of saturated hues, capturing an urban environment at sunset, bathed partially in natural light, along with a dynamic flickering of artificial lights within an urban environment.
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