Prawn On Yellow by Alice Straker Size:L - 70 x 100.0cm graphic simplicity against layered environmental

graphic simplicity against layered environmental detail

petals unfurling

rather than diminishes

colour fields compress

Nico Tracey arranges letterforms with confident asymmetry

Prawn On Yellow by Alice Straker Size:L - 70 x 100.0cm graphic simplicity against layered environmentalA single prawn dominates a saturated yellow ground with the self assurance of a still life subject that knows exactly what it is doing. Alice Straker renders the crustacean in dense, impastoed strokes the shell's coral and amber tones built up in thick layers that read almost three dimensionally. The contrast between the warm yellow field and the cool blush of the seafood gives the image a graphic clarity that sits comfortably between painting and