The National Art School acknowledges the Gadigal people of the Eora nation, the traditional owners on whose lands, water and skies we meet and share.

Luminance III

watercolour and graphite on Saunder's 425gsm watercolour paper

Dimensions

130 x 86.5 cm

Stephanie Houghton

Stephanie Houghton

Drawing on art historical links to minimalism, Houghton’s work engages the viewer’s perceptive capacities, instigating a conversation between the formal qualities of the grid, and atmospheric qualities of light and colour. Drawings that induce visual indeterminacy are created by layering watercolour washes to produce semi-transparent forms that absorb and reflect light. Highly resolved processes allow the artist to manipulate large volumes of watercolour to produce a range of resonant works that encourage slow looking. Having completed both undergraduate and master’s degrees at National Art School, Houghton is now in the final stages of her doctorate.