Nancy Cadogan In Residence At Métier
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12 October 2022
The Paintings
Born from a live painting experience held from 1 October at the Métier flagship, these two paintings embody the ethos shared by Cadogan and Métier: one of standing for sustainability, durability, integrity and craftsmanship.
Titled The Perfect Day and The Perfect Evening, these paintings depict Cadogan’s unique style and eye for stillness, beauty, and contemplation. Both works are oil on linen and will be on display at our London flagship, on 59 South Audley St, for Frieze until 16th October.
For more information about these works, please contact Rosie at info@nancycadogan.com.
In Conversation with Ashley Baker
Ashley Baker, Deputy Editor from Air Mail, asks Nancy Cadogan about the genesis of the collaboration, the inspiration behind the two new works, and her overall creative process.
“Melissa and I realised we had these shared interests: ideas about time and timelessness, making things that last without seasons. She invited me to come to the store and said ‘think about it, reflect on those ideas and see if you can make some work”
Ashley: How do you make time for your creative work, especially when there is so much happening in the universe? You’ve managed to figure this out at your studio at home. Can you give us any tips, advice, insight into how you work?
Nancy: It’s interesting isn’t it: how do you carve out space and time? You’re making work about time, everything is about time, the greatest luxury of anything is time—especially when you’re a mother of three children, it’s difficult! The privilege of this week is that I’ve not actually opened my emails and haven’t answered the telephone—not done the school run which is amazing! Obviously, that’s not sustainable, so maybe you just have to carve out these moments. Being given opportunities: Melissa’s generosity to invite me in to make work that ordinarily I would never be able to make in this time. I have had the hours to be able to run with the thought and never leave the thought. Maybe that’s the greater privilege: to be so supported, to be invited in and to be given time.
Ashley: You paint mostly in the countryside and all of a sudden this week you’ve been transported to Mayfair. How did that impact your process?
Nancy: This space is so amazing and so beautifully designed, you feel almost cocooned. The palette in the second painting is focused more on deeper, earthy colours such as sienna, venetian reds—leather colours. These paintings were entirely thought about by being here, physically, at the store. On a separate note, I’ve been trying to think about sustainability in paint: I wanted to go back to these earth colours, something more tonal. With regards to Mayfair, the colours, the cocoon and also great coffee.
Cocktails & Canapés
Our friends at our favourite Polish restaurant Ognisko served canapés and a special herbaceous martini, created with their Kavka Vodka, in homage to Nancy’s works. Karol from Kavka Vodka shares his recipe with us below.
Recipe From Kavka Vodka
Kavka Vodka stirred with white vermouth and homemade lemon and rosemary cordial
50ml Kavka Vodka
25ml Vermouth
20ml Lemon and Rosemary Cordial
Lemon and rosemary for garnish
Stonyfield Wine
In addition to cocktails, we served Stonyfield Wine, an English Sparkling Wine, to our guests.
Grown in the heart of Northamptonshire, close to where Nancy usually paints, Stonyfield Vineyard is a single field vineyard that is proudly family-owned and run. Exclusively producing English Sparkling Wine in the traditional Champagne method.
