Portuguese-British artist Paula Rego (1935-2022) was one of the great printmakers and storytellers of our time.
Paula Rego: Visions of English Literature, presents three of the artist’s most ambitious and profound series of works in print making: Nursery Rhymes, Peter Pan and Jane Eyre. Created across a decade of her life, the works offer an intimate portrayal of the artist’s lifelong fascination with folklore, fairytales and literature.
Alongside the prints, a variety of personal items from the artist, including unseen preparatory sketches, etching plates and Rego’s very own childhood copy of Peter Pan offer insights into her creative process of image making.
From menacing figures etched into life from children’s nursery rhymes, to hallucinatory depictions of Neverland, and the turbulent relationships in Charlotte Brontë’s Jane Eyre, Rego’s work explores innocence, cruelty, fantasy and power, through an imaginative and compelling lense.
Presented by Hayward Gallery Touring, this exhibition offers audiences the chance to experience the work of an internationally celebrated artist whose bold, uncompromising vision continues to resonate today.
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