Lys Hansen at Callendar House

What to do on a rainy Sunday? This was on my list, an exhibition entitled ‘Live it paint it’ by the Scottish artist Lyn Hansen at Callendar House in Falkirk. Her large colourful canvases displayed in two galleries, are quite a contrast to the traditional museum pieces housed in the rest of Callendar House. I only know of her work through blip, thanks to blipper Libra for bringing her to my attention, I really enjoyed seeing the pieces, very thought provoking.
A clip from the Falkirk Herald gives a bit more detail :
“Curator Dr Marianne Greated said the exhibition brings together paintings and objects, giving a glimpse into the diverse sides of Hansen’s practice and her various methods and approaches to making work.
She said: “Her work oscillates between joy and tragedy, capturing the human condition, both internal and external. It stems directly from her lived experience and intimate narratives – that of inner turmoil, birthing, sex, and family life – which the exhibition in the upper gallery focuses on. In the lower gallery, these same processes reflect on politics and global tragedy through her own experiences of the impact of war and dislocation.”