Behind the bright veneer of Emma Coulter’s abstract compositions is a deeply considered understanding of space, perception, and the interplay of colour. Coulter’s wide-ranging works, which span painting, sculpture, installation, and public art, are boundary defying explorations that expand the traditional understanding of paintings beyond self-contained works on canvas.
One of the most defining features of Emma Coulter’s work is her choice of colours, with the artist preferring to work with a limited palette of pre-determined hues and shades sourced from existing synthetic paints. Where other artists may find the limited colour palette restrictive or even repetitive, in Coulter’s hands her choice to work with
