Mary Ramsden (b. 1984)

Mary Ramsden (b.1984 North Yorkshire, England) previously studied at University of Edinburgh. Her practice is unapologetically painterly.

Strategically refusing referential readings, she makes painted objects whose compositional unity belies the complexity of their making. Implicit here is a tension between the conflicting actions of ‘doing’ and ‘undoing.’ The work oscillates between meditative relationships created predominately through the cancelling of previous marks, and bolder pieces in which vividly hued asymmetrical forms dominate the surface. This antagonistic give-and-take extends to the method of their making.

Working on the floor, from a position of control, Ramsden negotiates the pictorial plane as a zone of impact, working with resistance until the point at which the dynamic conflicts of the work’s making are calmly resolved.

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Born: 1984 in London, England, United Kingdom

RA Schools student from 2010 to 2013

Gender: Female

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