phil davies

Like the great masters of this tradition, Poussin, David, Ingres and Picasso, Davies is a skilful exponent of pictorial theatre. In fact, he describes his practice as of someone who writes the play, directs the actors, designs and makes the props and lights the stage, a highly unusual definition of painting but entirely appropriate as Davies is an unusual painter. He believes that mystery can be a potent force in a painted image, that the sense of painting should emerge slowly. He believes that paintings should have undercurrents as well as surface currents. He believes in ambiguity and in the tension generated by opposites.

Bugs In My Garden 107 x 111 cm oil on canvas

Bugs In My Garden 107 x 111 cm oil on canvas

Caddis 90 x 94 cm oil on canvas

Caddis 90 x 94 cm oil on canvas

Certain Particulars 107 x 111 cm oil on canvas

Certain Particulars 107 x 111 cm oil on canvas

Degrees Of Tolerance Ⅰ 65 x 60 cm oil on canvas

Degrees Of Tolerance Ⅰ 65 x 60 cm oil on canvas

Depending From Which Bottle One Drinks 107 x 111 cm oil on canvas

Depending From Which Bottle One Drinks 107 x 111 cm oil on canvas

Exacting Natures Ⅰ 107 x 111 cm oil on canvas

Exacting Natures Ⅰ 107 x 111 cm oil on canvas

Exacting Natures Ⅱ 107 x 111 cm oil on canvas

Exacting Natures Ⅱ 107 x 111 cm oil on canvas

Fragmented Habitats 107 x 111 cm oil on canvas

Fragmented Habitats 107 x 111 cm oil on canvas

More Town Than Country 110 x 120 cm oil on canvas

More Town Than Country 110 x 120 cm oil on canvas

Rifts, Anomalies And Inevitable Movements 120 x 100 cm oil on canvas

Rifts, Anomalies And Inevitable Movements 120 x 100 cm oil on canvas

Sedementaries Ⅰ 70 x 65 cm oil on canvas

Sedementaries Ⅰ 70 x 65 cm oil on canvas

Sedementaries Ⅱ 70 x 65 cm oil on canvas

Sedementaries Ⅱ 70 x 65 cm oil on canvas

Some Eggs Take Longer 107 x 111 cm oil on canvas

Some Eggs Take Longer 107 x 111 cm oil on canvas

Sunspots In The Artist's Garden 97 x 105 cm oil on canvas

Sunspots In The Artist's Garden 97 x 105 cm oil on canvas

Table Manners 110 x 120 cm oil on canvas

Table Manners 110 x 120 cm oil on canvas

Thicket Ⅱ 107 x 111 cm oil on canvas

Thicket Ⅱ 107 x 111 cm oil on canvas

To What Is Left 107 x 111 cm oil on canvas

To What Is Left 107 x 111 cm oil on canvas

Travelling In One Place 60 x 65 cm oil on canvas

Travelling In One Place 60 x 65 cm oil on canvas

Unrelated Matter 107 x 111 cm oil on canvas

Unrelated Matter 107 x 111 cm oil on canvas

What You Will 107 x 111 cm oil on canvas

What You Will 107 x 111 cm oil on canvas

Cabinet 110 x 120 cm oil on canvas

Cabinet 110 x 120 cm oil on canvas

Extended Families 110 x 120 cm oil on canvas

Extended Families 110 x 120 cm oil on canvas

How Many Moons Do You Need? 108 x 112 cm oil on canvas

How Many Moons Do You Need? 108 x 112 cm oil on canvas

More Fragments Than Friction 110 x 120 cm oil on canvas

More Fragments Than Friction 110 x 120 cm oil on canvas

Now Comes The Forgetting 110 x 120 cm oil on canvas

Now Comes The Forgetting 110 x 120 cm oil on canvas

Palimpsest 1 110 x 120 cm oil on canvas

Palimpsest 1 110 x 120 cm oil on canvas

Palimpsest 2

Palimpsest 2

Remnants And Redactions 110 x 120 cm oil on canvas

Remnants And Redactions 110 x 120 cm oil on canvas

Route Causes 110 x 120 cm oil on canvas

Route Causes 110 x 120 cm oil on canvas

Thicket 108 x 112 cm oil on canvas

Thicket 108 x 112 cm oil on canvas

Time And Again 110 x 120 cm oil on canvas

Time And Again 110 x 120 cm oil on canvas

What Goes Round... 105 x 120 cm oil on canvas

What Goes Round... 105 x 120 cm oil on canvas

When Random Becomes Specific 110 x 120 cm oil on canvas

When Random Becomes Specific 110 x 120 cm oil on canvas

When You Were Not Looking 110 x 120 cm oil on canvas

When You Were Not Looking 110 x 120 cm oil on canvas

Slider 110 x 120 cm oil on canvas

Slider 110 x 120 cm oil on canvas

The Bateau Lavoir / A Cross Section 40 x 40 cm oil on canvas

The Bateau Lavoir / A Cross Section 40 x 40 cm oil on canvas

Night Work 61 x 46 cm oil on canvas

Night Work 61 x 46 cm oil on canvas

Crossing The Straits 20 x 20 cm oil on canvas

Crossing The Straits 20 x 20 cm oil on canvas

Headland 90 x 95 cm oil on canvas

Headland 90 x 95 cm oil on canvas

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Bugs In My Garden 107 x 111 cm oil on canvas

Caddis 90 x 94 cm oil on canvas

Certain Particulars 107 x 111 cm oil on canvas

Degrees Of Tolerance Ⅰ 65 x 60 cm oil on canvas

Depending From Which Bottle One Drinks 107 x 111 cm oil on canvas

Exacting Natures Ⅰ 107 x 111 cm oil on canvas

Exacting Natures Ⅱ 107 x 111 cm oil on canvas

Fragmented Habitats 107 x 111 cm oil on canvas

More Town Than Country 110 x 120 cm oil on canvas

Rifts, Anomalies And Inevitable Movements 120 x 100 cm oil on canvas

Sedementaries Ⅰ 70 x 65 cm oil on canvas

Sedementaries Ⅱ 70 x 65 cm oil on canvas

Some Eggs Take Longer 107 x 111 cm oil on canvas

Sunspots In The Artist's Garden 97 x 105 cm oil on canvas

Table Manners 110 x 120 cm oil on canvas

Thicket Ⅱ 107 x 111 cm oil on canvas

To What Is Left 107 x 111 cm oil on canvas

Travelling In One Place 60 x 65 cm oil on canvas

Unrelated Matter 107 x 111 cm oil on canvas

What You Will 107 x 111 cm oil on canvas

Cabinet 110 x 120 cm oil on canvas

Extended Families 110 x 120 cm oil on canvas

How Many Moons Do You Need? 108 x 112 cm oil on canvas

More Fragments Than Friction 110 x 120 cm oil on canvas

Now Comes The Forgetting 110 x 120 cm oil on canvas

Palimpsest 1 110 x 120 cm oil on canvas

Remnants And Redactions 110 x 120 cm oil on canvas

Route Causes 110 x 120 cm oil on canvas

Thicket 108 x 112 cm oil on canvas

Time And Again 110 x 120 cm oil on canvas

What Goes Round... 105 x 120 cm oil on canvas

When Random Becomes Specific 110 x 120 cm oil on canvas

When You Were Not Looking 110 x 120 cm oil on canvas

Slider 110 x 120 cm oil on canvas

The Bateau Lavoir / A Cross Section 40 x 40 cm oil on canvas

Night Work 61 x 46 cm oil on canvas

Crossing The Straits 20 x 20 cm oil on canvas

Headland 90 x 95 cm oil on canvas