Lost Figures

Lost Figures is expressive nearly to the point of abstraction. The muddied colours in the top left-hand corner of the canvas create an ominous atmosphere, while the furore of tangled and violent bodies add to this distressed state of physicality. At Camberwell, Pell studied under Martin Bloch, whose tutelage provided her with a direct link with German Expressionism. Yet, the expressive brushstrokes convey a broken life which is authentically Pell’s own.