Anna Freeman Bentley: make believe

Anna Freeman Bentley's paintings use architectural imagery to explore the emotive potential of space. Grounded in an interest in the baroque her source material includes junk shops, restaurants, private members clubs, flea markets and designed interiors. Central to her work is an investigation into surface, tension and the atmosphere evoked by these different interior surroundings. The spaces she depicts are empty, yet visual signifiers point to evidence of people and social happenings. This, Freeman Bentley's third publication to date, is centred on the relationship between painting and cinema and is divided into sections dedicated to major paintings on canvas and panel, and a number of works on paper (all works 2021?22). Freeman Bentley's work here is focused on sets from 'The Colour Room' (2021), a film that tells the story of the early career of celebrated British ceramicist Clarice Cliff (1899?1972). AUTHORS: Anna Freeman Bentley (b.1982) is an artist living and working in East London. She studied painting at Chelsea College of Art, Kunsthochschule Berlin Weissensee and the Royal College of Art, London. She is represented by Frestonian Gallery, London. Thomas Marks is a writer and critic. Editor of Apollo magazine from 2013?21, he is an Associate Fellow of the Warburg Institute and a trustee of Art UK. Georgie Paget is a London-based film producer. In 2018 she co-founded, with Thembisa Cochrane, Caspian Films, an independent production company dedicated to engaging, entertaining films with unique voices and fresh perspectives for international audiences. In 2019 Caspian Films produced Us Among the Stones, followed in 2021 by The Colour Room. 50 illustrations