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Statement
The catalyst for this ongoing project is at Hemerdon,a disused mine on the edge of Dartmoor. Ever since I was a young child I have been fascinated by the way that nature will, if left to its own devices, rapidly recover from human activity. The way that nature can deconstruct seemingly impenetrable materials such as concrete, steel and within a relatively short space of time almost erode all trace of that, that was once prominent.
Although the images have a narrative with current environmental issues and rural unemployment, I approach the issue from a positive perspective. In the current climate of lies, spin and the doomsday scenario I feel there is a balance to be addressed. I believe in humankind and the parallels with nature, both exist with each other and like nature, will endure.
Blue String
The String’ project evolved from the notion of ‘taking a line for a walk’. Paul Klee described how a simple line, the weight,tone severity or gentleness can express emotions. I see the images as ‘sculptural drawings’ found in situ and manipulated by the weather. These ‘drawings’ change daily and are very much dependent on the wind and rain for their structure. These will eventually decay and disappear.
Painting
For the paintings, to keep the integrity of the project, I use industrial consumables, used drill-bits, sanding-discs, but mainly cutting-blades to apply the paint and thus build up the texture. I paint instinctively, gradually building the layers of texture. There is a perceptible joy in rebirth, textures of nature reclaiming its place and running free with an explosion of growth and colour growing through structures towards the sunlight.
The painting expresses that celebtion !
Born 1958, Southampton. As a mature student started a Btec General Art & Design at Plymouth followed by a degree in Fine Art (Photography) at Exeter completed in 1997.
Having been a mason all my working life, I experienced nature and the elements at its most raw. I have always been fascinated when refurbishing an old building how nature will always reclaim its place and admire the strength of a root tunneling through joints and cracks in masonry to form fully formed bushes and trees. These experiences have been the catalyst for the development of subsequent images.
My practice initially derived from a painterly/sculptural approach to photography. My initial inspiration came from artists including, Kandinsky, Richard Long, Jackson Pollock & Andy Goldsworthy to name but a few. Drawing, mark-making, texture and more importantly integrity, are essential to my practice.
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