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Statement
The catalyst for this ongoing project is at a long disused mine on the edge of Dartmoor National Park in Devon. The window openings had been covered with blue tarpaulin which has been eroded over a period of years by the weather and has left only fine blue string material.
These experiences have been the catalyst for the development of subsequent images.
Found Compositions / Blue String (Photography)
The images are records of ‘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. I have been returning to record these changes on a regular bases over a period of 4 years.
Painting
The paintings are a response to the Found Compositions photography and I approach painting with an open mind and let the previous marks dictate the evolution of the painting.
To keep the integrity of the process of painting with the mine, I use industrial consumables, used drill-bits, sanding-discs, but mainly cutting-blades to apply the paint and thus build up the texture.
Born 1958, Southampton. As a mature student started a Btec General Art & Design at Plymouth followed by a degree in Fine Art at Exeter (University Of Plymouth) 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 initial inspiration came from the work of Richard Serra, Turner, Richard Long, Jackson Pollock & Andy Goldsworthy. Drawing, mark-making, texture and more importantly integrity, are essential to my practice.