Olivia Bax Join & Void I Year 2023 Medium Oil pastel on paper Dimensions 29.7 x 21 cm Top pick Selected by Emma Cousin, artist About the work This year I started making studies with oil pastels on paper. I enjoy how crudely colour can be applied and mixed directly on the paper. This is not too dissimilar to how I use colour as a material in my sculptural practice. I draw forms which show connection points and void spaces; considering depth and layering which helps me when I return to 3 dimensions. Date and country of birth 1988, SG Career Highlights Forthcoming: Floss, Holtermann Fine Art, London, UK (2024); solo exhibition, BoLee And Workman, Bruton, UK (2024); These Mad Hybrids: John Hoyland and Contemporary Sculpture, RWA, Bristol and Sheffield Museums, UK (2024- 2025); Monkey Cups, Southbank Centre, London; Conf ab Window, Hatch, Paris, France; Eartheaters, Lustwarande, Platform for Contemporary Sculpture, Tilburg, Netherlands (2023); Spill, L21 Gallery, Mallorca, Spain; Material Impressions: Artists & Paper, Larsen Warner, Stockholm, Sweden (2022-23); UK Arts Council Collection (2020-21); The Mark Tanner Sculpture Award Winner; Chute, Ribot Gallery, Milan, Italy (2019/20);