''Art is never finished, only abandoned.'' - Leonardo da Vinci


Biography



Photo: The artist with his painting (2011)


Statement
I am not reproducing reality in my paintings to how they appear in real life; rather I am creating a new reality, one that goes past the confines of photography and into a hyperreality that can only be possible through the medium of painting. My subject matter is focused on automobiles, as I find their materials comprising of glass and metal a complex but captivating surfaces to paint. I work referencing from many photographs for each painting and improve upon the working photographs so that everything in my paintings harmonises together in an idealisation of how I personally want the painting to develop. My paintings emulate the photographic source yet are far more personal as each object has been painted meticulously with a great deal of human passion.



 

Exhibitions

2011'Exactitude VI', Plus One Gallery, London (Link for Exhibition)

2011'Auto Art', Plus One Gallery, London (Link for Exhibition)

2011'Winter Show' Plus One Gallery, London (Link for Exhibition)

2009: National Open Art Competition, Minerva Theater, Chichester

2009: Artists & Illustrators ‘Artist of the Year’, O3 Gallery, Oxford

2009: ‘Art in Action’ Fair, Waterperry House, Oxford

2009:  ‘Vertigo’, Free Range, London, BA Fine Art degree show

2009:  ‘Vertigo’, Northbrook College, BA Fine Art degree show

2008:  ‘Union Place Open’, Northbrook College Sussex

2007:  ‘First Shot’, Northbrook College Sussex

2006:  Foundation End of Year Show, Northbrook College Sussex

2005:  A-Level Art End of Course Show, Angmering College

2003:  GSCE Art Show, Northease Manor School

 


 

Curriculum Vitae

Born:  January 1987, UK

Education

2006-09:  Northbrook College Sussex - BA (Hons) Fine Art Degree

2005-06:  Northbrook College Sussex -Fine Art Foundation

2003-05:  Angmering College - A-Level Fine Art, A-Level Graphics

2003:       Northease Manor School

 


 

Publications

2009:  National Open Art Competition Catalogue and Poster, Minerva Theater, Chichester

 

 

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