| Isobel Pravda |
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Born in Reading in December 1979 to a Czech father and English mother. The third child in a family of four. Isobel spent two years in the USA before moving to London where she still lives.
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| About the Artist |
After taking A-level art, Isobel Pravda did not paint again for 10 years. In the intervening years she trained as a actor at the Central School of Speech and Drama, graduating in 2001.
At drama school, her creative energy had a different outlet. During her career as an actor, she played in theatre,film and television, a highlight being the lead female, Camille Monet, in the 2006 BBC 1 drama 'The Impressionists'. In 2007, Isobel decided to move to Greece and during that time felt the energy and need to paint again. Isobel feels that the source of her creativity, expressed both in her acting and her art, is the same. She further believes that, in both disciplines, the accumulation of experiences and influences enriches and informs her work.
Isobel's grandmother. Hana Pravda: Holocaust survivor; actor; director; and painter, took a young Isobel around the galleries of London and Europe. This was Isobels' true art school and these European experiences feature heavily in her work.
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Winter lake, Peloponissos
2008 oil on canvas 38cm*50cm |
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A lake in North Peloponissos, Greece. |
Isthmus
2008 oil on canvas 70cm*90cm |
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Nude. Girl turning away from the light. |
Olive Grove, Winter
2008 oil on canvas 45cm*60cm |
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Olive grove in December, west Corfu, Greece. |
Girl by rock
2007 oil on canvas 40cm*60cm |
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Gril holding breast resting on rock by the sea. |
Little tree, corfu
2007 oil on canvas 20cm*15cm |
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Spring time, tree in corfiot garden, morning. |
Littl House
2007 oil on canvas 35cm*20cm |
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Traditional Corfiot house, painted in Spring in the morning light. |
The Doll
2007 oil on canvas 70cm*50cm |
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Inspired by 'The Rape' this is a comment on the grotesque overtness of many body images. Taken from life sketches the final image is alive and yet bursting with air,plastic and swollen. |
Elia
2007 oil on canvas 50cm*30cm |
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Olive grove in Corfu, mid summer. |
Christos
2007 oil on canvas 45cm*25cm |
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Man called Christos,Corfu, Greece. Easter monday on the top of a mountain by a small church. A modern day icon. |
Adonis
2007 oil on canvas 100cm*80cm |
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Nude. Painting from life, modern day young Greek Adonis: a living sculpture. |
Corinth Triptych
2008 oil on canvas 60x38 |
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First panel in a triptych panorama of Ancient Corinth with the sprawling modern city in front |
Corinth Triptych
2008 oil on canvas 60x38 |
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Second panel in a triptych panorama of Ancient Corinth with the sprawling modern city in front |
Corinth Triptych
2008 oil on canvas 60x38 |
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Third panel in a triptych panorama of Ancient Corinth with the sprawling modern city in front |
Sophia
2008 oil on canvas 100x90 |
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Sophia on a hammock |
The Show
2007 oil on canvas 95x80 |
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Nude grabbing chair |
Rose
2007 oil on canvas 110x85 |
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Rose in sepia |
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| Education and biography |
A- level art. BA in Acting from the Central School of Speech and Drama
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| Future shows |
Oxford
The Jam Factory
14th NOVEMBER - 14TH DECEMBER 2008
Her first collection was painted during the year in Greece. The majority of the work uses an unusual palette to interpret the Greek winter.
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