Article by Jennifer Pudney, painting by Johanna Bath for segments of aspiration

There are times when a painting is only a painting; a static, unchangeable moment that remains ever more.

With faces playing a crucial part in Bath’s work, it’s not surprising that her fascination with faces has manifested through archives of photos, magazines and sketches. Unnamed people who become her inspiration rather than muse. Fusing together to become a persona for the human experience, women and Bath herself to live within…