The Olivier Cornet is delighted to host Conrad Frankel’s new exhibition, ‘Silent Light’, the artist’s fifth solo show with us.

“Over the last five months, in two north lit rooms, one in Italy, one in Ireland, I’ve been sitting and looking at these objects, mostly in the afternoon/evening time. The mornings are always filled with little jobs to be done, and it’s in the afternoon, about 3pm that I can settle better and concentrate in a more restful way. Somehow the light has matured and muted after lunch, and I can relax into a long painting session.

This work is as much about paint, brushes and surfaces as it is about looking. The paintings have no meaning, they are only there to be enjoyed, for people to rest their eyes on, as I have been doing during the process of creation.

In the turbulent times we live in, needless to say, it has felt good to look at light falling upon things, to meditate on form, texture and colour. Gravity and shadows are the secret ingredient in still life paintings, and from them light is cast and forms arise. I hope you enjoy the show.”

– Conrad Frankel