Art on a Postcard x War Child UK 2024 Part I
23 APRIL 2024 - 07 MAY 2024Notes
About
In our complex and often superficial culture, how do we relate, in a meaningful way, to one another? I often choose the human figure, the most obvious yet complicated source for inspiration, and look at the sense of belonging or alienation we all feel.Working from photographs and images from the Internet, modern-day technology is not rejected but incorporated into my working method. As a colour chemist I have studied, and am fascinated by, the physical and psychological effects colour has on our brain.
Education
1st Class honours Degree in Colour Chemistry (Leeds University),
Turps Banana 3 year Correspondence Painting course
Select Exhibitions/Awards
Royal Academy Summer Exhibition 2023 and 2022
Honourable Mention Award presented by Circle Foundation for the Arts - Contemporary Art Magazine - April 2019
Statement about AOAP Submitted Artwork
I chose images of child evacuees in the Second World War as my inspiration, this was a time when in Britain we had to think seriously about the safety of our own children. Can we extend that care to children of the world today?
You must not reproduce, duplicate, copy, sell, resell or exploit any works. In doing so, you endanger our relationships with artists, and directly jeopardise the charitable work we do.
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