Stephen Felton's Pictograms of Wonder at Florit/Florit, Palma de Mallorca
Stephen Felton's solo exhibition at Florit/Florit in Palma de Mallorca presents paintings that blend pictogram and fable, drawing on the mystery of Renaissance painting. His works, featuring motifs like serpents, house-clouds, and red rain, unfold between sky and earth, with white fields and rays of color suggesting apparitions. Felton's process involves covering unsuccessful images with seven layers of white paint, so each final work may conceal several hidden images. Writer Andrew Berardini compares Felton's paintings to a landscape seen from an airplane window—distant and flattened yet containing the weight of the world beneath the surface. The exhibition highlights how visible forms extend beyond themselves, deepened by what is covered and left to the imagination.
Key facts
- Stephen Felton's exhibition is at Florit/Florit gallery in Palma de Mallorca.
- The paintings feature motifs such as serpents, house-clouds, and red rain.
- Felton's work is inspired by the mystery of Renaissance painting.
- His process involves covering unsuccessful images with seven layers of white paint.
- Andrew Berardini has written about Felton's work, comparing it to a view from an airplane window.
- The exhibition explores the relationship between visible and hidden imagery.
- The show is presented by Florit/Florit, a gallery in Palma de Mallorca.
- The exhibition is featured on Art Viewer.
Entities
Artists
- Stephen Felton
- Andrew Berardini
Institutions
- Florit/Florit
- Art Viewer
Locations
- Palma de Mallorca
- Spain