Tim Hawkesworth has attained a fluency and surety in his painting that marks him as one of the most important painters of his generation, argues Patrick T Murphy
There is something profound about coming across authentic painting. The eye races around the canvas, being passed from one brushstroke to another in an exhilarating optical dance. There is a glut of information, a greased communication, where gesture, colour, form and image all jostle for attention. The mind elbows itself into this fray offering meanings to the experience – interpretation best left for afterwards, for quiet recollection
