Angels, Folds & Shadows / IMBY (in my back yard)

Nigel Buxton presents an exhibition of illusory draped fabric – curvaceous, full and lush – emerging from deep shadows with a chiaroscuro glow. In smaller paintings, angels appear as solid as statues in landscapes, or an angel from Leonardo's Virgin in the Rocks is extracted from the grotto and reframed. Although viewers may initially be persuaded by the illusionary nature of these works, closer inspection reveals lively brush marks and deft gestures that remind us we are looking at the physicality of oil paint.