The Santissima Trinita, 1928, Winifred Knights
Winifred Knights’ controlled and more classical style of painting that echoes religious icon imagery is almost surreal. I am drawn to her paintings, particularly The Santissima Trinita in the way that its stillness and perfection of form creates a space for meditation, it has the power to create silence. With this painting, she creates a great feeling of a balance between the gravity of control with a lightness that helps us to focus on our breathing as we continue to gaze at the landscape represented.
Unlike the more popular abstract art of her time, Knights independently finds a style that doesn’t try to mimic or fit into the ever-changing world. It is almost as though she was taking gentle strides in such a world.
Links:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/b07dkjsw- Podcast discussing the work of Winifred Knights
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Winifred_Knights