Sian Egan (b. 1993) paints from her cabin nestled in her English country garden, amongst the tall trees of oak, birch, plum and hazel.
Egan's work fuses her deep emotional response to colour and her connection to the natural world, frequently referencing wayward stems, the delicate structure of leaves, sacred geometry, the rhythm of swirling winds and the symbolism of spirals and labyrinths.
Egan visually deconstructs these narratives with fractal shapes and geometric jewels as a method to study colour. Her large scale oil paintings are drenched with a patchwork of intoxicating hues, including saturated and translucent pockets.
Prior to her life in the countryside and after receiving her Bachelor of Fine Arts degree, Egan explored the materiality of oil paint, pulling shapes and landscapes out of fluid oil, for seven years. Continuing her exploration with oil, she now works with oil monoprinting and oil on large scale linen.
The raw, unpolished marks left by monoprinting and thin layers of oil which reveal the weave of the linen both mirror the delicate and poetic qualities of nature which Egan admires.
Subtle nuances in colour within the plants Egan grows are also reflected in her work.