1947, Folkestone Triennial, Folkestone, 2017
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Tantra commissioned by the Creative Foundation to paint all four sides of 'The Cube' as part of the Folkestone Triennial.
When invited to paint The Cube building, Sinta Tantra aimed ‘to make the building fizz’ by transforming the surfaces of its rather immobile volume. Whilst the colours in her hard-edge paintings usually resonate with those of her Balinese family cultural background, here she uses candy pink, racing green and Wedgewood blue – all found in a poster from 1947 advertising rail travel to Folkestone. The work of Sonia Delaunay was the inspiration for the circle with flowing and broken lines of colour. This eclectic mixture of references suits Tontine Street, a neighbourhood in which migrants from many parts of the world have made their home.