Sarah Hobson is a London-based artist whose practice explores material, movement, the body and transformation.

 

Her work moves between abstraction and figuration, often allowing forms to emerge, dissolve and reappear. Figures dance, fragment and move through the surface, while vessels, water and organic forms become recurring motifs.

 

Material is central to Hobson’s practice. Her paintings are built through layers of pigments and natural materials, sometimes incorporating ash, sand, concrete and found elements gathered through travel and time spent in different places. These materials carry their own histories, allowing the physical world to become part of the painting itself.

 

Influenced by water, travel, the natural world and the elemental qualities of material, Hobson is interested in movement, change and transformation. Blues often become a way of connecting to water and flow, while greens draw from ideas of grounding and a relationship with nature.

 

Her process is intuitive and physical. Marks are made, covered, removed and rediscovered. In some works, the body becomes more visible; in others, it dissolves into abstraction, leaving space for the viewer to form their own connection and interpretation.

 

Underlying the work is an ongoing interest in the psychology of Carl Jung and ideas of the inner child, the shadow self and the different parts of ourselves we uncover, hold and integrate throughout life. This exploration forms a recurring thread throughout Hobson’s practice, often revealing itself through fragmented forms, transformation and the relationship between what is visible and what remains hidden.

 

Born in Belfast, raised in central London, and having lived in Indonesia from 2016 to 2021, Hobson’s sense of place has become an important influence within her practice. These different environments continue to inform her relationship with colour, material, nature and the body.