ON ONE CANVAS, incomplete parallel lines of cobalt blue crisscross the contoured brush strokes of a closely cropped elephant’s face. In another work, thick diagonal stripes of grey shadow the frantic forms of stampeding wildebeests painted in fiery red hues. A third painting, meanwhile, depicts the time-lapsed motion of a sprinting cheetah, its paws yoked to a radial arc of gold leaf to emphasise its incomparable pace.
Combining geometrical shapes with the greats of the animal kingdom is a rare sight in the artworld. But for Hannah Shergold it has become something of a signature. In just a few years, the self-taught artist has developed a unique, show-stopping style, where mathematical forms weave their way into large-scale artworks of big cats, primates and elephants, all rendered with expressive, thick impasto…
