Celia Paul has lived in her Bloomsbury flat for 40 years, purchased by Lucian Freud. Her space reflects her austere lifestyle, with few possessions and a focus on her art. Alongside her painting career, she has gained recognition as a writer, publishing notable works including a memoir about her complex relationship with Freud and a correspondence with artist Gwen John. She describes her writing process as a necessary order that helps articulate her thoughts and emotions, which also influence her painting. An upcoming exhibition will showcase her latest work.
"It is a way of articulating thoughts that otherwise just brew. That can work evocatively in painting. But with words, you need to have order of a different kind."
"Lucian put a tap in the background of one painting as if to say: Turn the faucet off. Getting things down in prose stirred up much that she is now working through in paint."
Collection
[
|
...
]