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Sherylle Dovaston

Encounters from Sherylle Dovaston

Welcome to the viewing room for Encounters, presented by DOVA Collective, following the live exhibition 27 - 30 May 2022. Encounters features a collection of works highlighting Sherylle’s signature style and fascination with mark making and visual language. Using audacious form and colour, ... more

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Mockingbird by Sherylle Dovaston Image: Mockingbird, acrylic on canvas, 160 x 120
Mockingbird, acrylic on canvas, 160 x 120
Mockingbird by Sherylle Dovaston Image: Mockingbird - detail
Mockingbird by Sherylle Dovaston Image: Mockingbird - detail
Mockingbird by Sherylle Dovaston Image: Mockingbird - detail
  • Sherylle Dovaston
  • Mockingbird
  • Acrylic On Canvas
  • 160 x 120 x 3 cm
  • Framed: 162 x 122 x 5.5 cm
  • Sold

Mockingbird expands on the concept of mark-making as visual language, proposing instead a step towards visual literature, drawing on and making direct reference to classic literary works - powerful stories that are told, printed, and retold, such as Harper Lee's To Kill A Mockingbird. Urban environments carry equally powerful (but often concealed) lived histories - within the people, the structures, and the streets. Here, this duality is distilled and positioned as a modern, graffiti-esque script, while echoing themes around the human condition, hope, and disillusionment.