Katrina Blannin Minoress #12, 2025

The grid and a pattern of repeated geometric forms are the foundation for all the paintings and monotypes and always provide a structure for a composition; often this is quite tangible, sometimes it is concealed and disrupted through a process of layering and rotation. The 'dot' motif in the artworks functions as a 'pointer' - a method of pointing to and highlighting the positioning of space and colour inside the picture frame. The aim is to produce an optic, aesthetic experience and a new interpretation of the Modernist concept of op-art or systems art. 

Senior Lecturer in Painting at UAL, London, Katrina Blannin (b. 1963) works both on the editorial board and the mentoring program for Turps Painting Magazine and has a PGCE from the Institute of Education. She is currently supervising a PhD project at the University of Gloucester and regularly delivers colour workshops.