Caragh thuring biography channel

Often painting directly on to untreated linen rather than the traditional white canvas, Caragh Thuring creates what she refers to as ‘speculative environments’. The works require the viewer to seek their own meaning in what they see; as the artist has stated: ‘I’m not interested in constructing readable vignettes within painting, but rather in how little traces of things might trigger interpretation.’

Although her brushstrokes are often gestural and appear impulsive, each mark is carefully considered.

Caragh Thuring | Artist | Royal Academy of Arts

Combined with large areas of unpainted canvas, these jolt the paintings in and out of focus, causing the eye to slip from one surface to another.

To produce her most recent paintings, the artist collaborated with weavers from Suffolk and Belgium to create canvases woven with images of her previous works. This innovative approach, which combines handcraft and industrial process, brings to light Thuring’s continued interest in sequence and repetition.

In Artists in Conversation: Caragh Thuring - YouTube VAFIL