Stephen Allwood
The Bakery
16 September – 6 October
Stephen Allwood, Hobart mixer, 2024, oil on canvas, 1200 x 900 mm $8700
Artist Statement:
My work has recently focused on things around me. We bought the Martinborough Bakery nearly 4 years ago and I have been particularly intrigued by bread, the process of baking and the environment of the bakery.
These paintings are about the life of bread – the feel, texture, even the smell of bread and pastries. I want the paint to convey these sensations, but also at the same time, have the viewer never forgetting that what they are looking at is always just paint. This dichotomy, I hope, gives the paintings a tension between memory and reality.
Stephen Allwood, Landscape with bread, 2024, oil on canvas, 910 x 1520 mm $9800
Stephen Allwood, End of day, 2024, oil on canvas, 650 x 900 mm $7800
Stephen Allwood, Sourdough (waterglass) 2024, oil on canvas, 1015 x 1220 mm $8400
Stephen Allwood, Baguetter, 2024, oil on canvas, 750 x 950 mm $6800
Stephen Allwood, Baking 1, 2024, oil on canvas, 400 x 550 mm $4400
Stephen Allwood, Baking 2, 2024, oil on canvas, 400 x 550 mm $4400
Stephen Allwood, Baking 3, 2024, oil on canvas, 400 x 550 mm $4400
Stephen Allwood, Baking 4, 2024, oil on canvas, 400 x 550 mm $4400
Stephen Allwood, Hot Cross Buns, 2024, oil on canvas, 500 x 650 mm $4800
Stephen Allwood, Brioche, 2024, oil on canvas, 550 x 650 mm $4800
Stephen Allwood, Chocolate hearts, 2024, oil on canvas, 550 x 700mm $5400
Stephen Allwood, Croissant, 2024, oil on canvas, 500 x 650 mm $4400
Stephen Allwood, Sourdough, 2024, oil on canvas, 550 x 800 mm $5800