Phyllida Barlow: Bad Copies

Phyllida Barlow: Bad Copies

Phyllida Barlow is an artist and teacher who constantly questions the possibilities of sculpture by capturing a sense of the 'now'. This exhibition presents a selection of recently acquired drawings from the sculpture collection of Leeds Museums & Galleries.

Describing them as 'bad copies', Barlow's drawings are often derived from her environment, but never drawn from life; they range from swift biro and pencil sketches in notebooks and diaries, often appearing beside domestic reminders and lists, to more heavily worked acrylic drawings and oil paintings, which experiment with surface textures as well as colours, forms and arrangements.