George Taylor's works are a visually arresting. The artist confronts the viewer with her precise layering and structuring of a natural medium and its iridescent colour, from which one cannot look away. 'Illuminati' references the Enlightenment-era, its pyramid shape and tight uniform layers raising questions about power and social change, while the rich golden colours suggest a symbol of wealth. The medium of feathers conveys the artist’s concern with ‘the female gaze’ and the role of women in society.

Inspired by ritual feather-work pieces from the Andes and Hawaii, Taylor’s painstakingly created works combine primal instinct and natural materials with today’s canon of contemporary art by using complex optical designs and sumptuous, iridescent colour.