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Luminous: Frea Buckler's screen printed explosion of colourful geometric shapes

Luminous is a new solo exhibition at Smithson Gallery in Shoreditch by British female artist Frea Buckler, filled with dynamic shapes, blazing colour and dreamlike luminosity – a result of Frea's investigation of "possibility from limitations".

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Vibrant mural featuring overlapping geometric shapes in hot pink, navy blue, mint green and black on a rooftop in Shoreditch

The show, which kicks off from one week from 21 July, will include Frea's sculptures alongside her unique geometric screen prints.

Speaking of the artist, the Gallery said: "Frea embraces chance and rejects planning, preferring to work instinctively, creating multiple works derived from the limitation of one single shape. She prints with perfection and uniformity, employing flat colour and sharp edges. Her work is reminiscent of the geometric abstraction movement, drawing inspiration from the likes of Carmen Herrera and Agnes Martin."

Frea studied Fine Art Printmaking and Photomedia at Central Saint Martins followed by an MA in Multidisciplinary Printmaking at The University of the West of England. Her work has been selected twice for the Royal Academy Summer Exhibition, 2014 and 2016, and she has had two sell-out shows in 2016. Frea’s prints are becoming highly collectable, with buyers often coming back to add to their collection.

Luminous will run for one week from 21 July 2017 at the Smithson Gallery on Curtain Road, Shoreditch.

Four framed screen prints by Frea Buckler featuring geometric blue hexagons with colourful pink, yellow and green accents, hung on a weathered brick wall above a chair with blue seat cushion
Overlapping geometric shapes in vibrant colours including pink, red, blue, yellow and cyan arranged on a white surface, demonstrating layered abstract composition
Abstract geometric composition of overlapping angular shapes in hot pink, red, orange, teal and navy blue on white background
Two framed screen prints by Frea Buckler featuring overlapping geometric shapes in black, pink, yellow and pale blue on white backgrounds, displayed above a wooden desk and black chair
Bright yellow geometric shapes with folded and layered planes creating a three-dimensional abstract composition by Frea Buckler
Framed geometric screen print with overlapping pink, magenta, grey, teal and yellow polygonal shapes, displayed above stacked coloured boxes and a yellow cylinder on a wooden surface
Two geometric screen prints by Frea Buckler featuring overlapping colourful angular shapes in navy, cyan, yellow and pink on white paper
A grid of 16 small geometric screen prints by Frea Buckler featuring overlapping abstract shapes in vibrant colours including pink, blue, yellow and cyan on white paper
Artist Frea Buckler wearing glasses and a blue shirt, smiling with her hand to her face, with geometric turquoise and white patterned artwork visible behind her
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