Urban Patterns - Caroline Bowder-Ridger

About

Urban Patterns distills the rhythm of the city into a meditative interplay of form, tone, and texture. Bowder-Ridger works in oil with a beautifully restrained palette of charcoals, soft greys, and steel blues.

The repeated curved forms read as both natural and urban motifs—building outlines, shadows on concrete, the softened geometry of worn industrial shapes. Her textured brushwork and layering invite slow looking, revealing traces that evoke the passage of time within an environment. 

For collectors, Bowder-Ridger’s growing profile, supported by exhibitions across London venues such as the Dulwich Festival and Brick Lane Gallery, positions her as an artist whose contemporary abstractions carry both emotional resonance and strong long-term potential.