Poppy De Havilland (b. 1996, United Kingdom) is a London-based artist. Her paintings focus on moments of suspension, with figures and objects caught in poised, often improbable positions that suggest ritual, rehearsal, or aftermath without settling into a fixed narrative. Marked by compositional restraint, the works draw attention to gesture, balance, and the charged stillness of a single moment.
Informed by the clarity and stillness of early European painting, De Havilland’s work explores how tension builds when action is paused or prolonged. Though the paintings can appear quiet and controlled, they hold a persistent sense of unease, where stillness and strain exist at once.
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To the Unseen, 2023