Arms Reach II, 2025 North East artist Rachel Lancaster uses painting as a means to slow down the act of looking, focusing the gaze on often overlooked scenes. She depicts detailed…
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Arms Reach II, 2025
North East artist Rachel Lancaster uses painting as a means to slow down the act of looking, focusing the gaze on often overlooked scenes. She depicts detailed fragments of imagery disconnected from greater narratives, rendering these fragments both descriptive and abstract, suspenseful, and open-ended; within this, her strategic use of ambiguity creates resonant pauses, allowing emotional undercurrents to come forth and find resolve. She reveals the uncanny beauty and quiet spectacle that lies beyond the action.
Laura Lancaster and Rachel Lancaster Remember, Somewhere, was exhibited at Baltic Centre for Contemporary Art from April 12th - October 12th 2025. Identical twins and prolific painters, the Lancasters have carved out distinct painting styles and have exhibited nationally and internationally. This exhibition at Baltic was the the first institutional exhibition showing the sisters’ paintings side by side. The exhibition location, in North East of England, is where they were born and still live and work in their shared studio in Ouseburn, Newcastle.
The beautiful limited edition, Arms Reach II, has been created to celebrate the exhibition along with a Laura Lancaster edition also.
Rachel Lancaster
Arms Reach II
Giclee print on fine art paper
Signed and numbered by the artist
Edition of 30
420 mm x 594 mm
