LIVE FOREVER

Posted on 2009-08-03

A luminous palette and rhythmic energy of line combine with realism to make Elizabeth Peyton a painter of modern life. Born in Connecticut in 1965, Peyton studied at the School of Visual Arts in New York, where she lives and works. Executed in oil paint, watercolour, ink or pencil, her small but intense portraits may be inspired by photographs in the media, but often and increasingly they are drawn from life.

Exhibition runs through to September the 20th, 2009

The Whitechapel Gallery
77-82 Whitechapel High Street
London
E1 7QX

www.whitechapelgallery.org