Monday, 27 December 2010
Lynn Painter-Stainers Awards
I am really pleased to announce with the opening of this blog that last night I very unexpectedly won the Young artist prize last at the Lynn Painters-Stainers awards! So I just have to say thanks to all my family for their support during my development as a painter :D
Here is the link to the BBC press coverage of the event: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-11757106
Welcome to my Blog!
I am an artist currently finishing off my degree in Fine Art at Loughborough University. In my current work I aim to evoke the emotion’s one would have when being hunted by something or on the contrary the sensations you would experience when actually pursuing something with the intent to kill. As a painter, photography is a part of my process; the imagery has come from my own documentation of a local hunt which gave me an insider’s view to the thrill of a chase. The movement of the paint adds to a sense of unease. Being an experienced rider, Art works such as Maurizio Cattelan's piece of a life size stuffed horse have influenced my work greatly, along with Hollywood blockbuster films such as ‘the hunted’ and ‘Predator’. These simulate in the extreme, the basic instincts experienced when caught up in a situation where something or someone’s life is at risk. As a consequence my paintings attempt to question notions of beauty and what is natural. I am currently at Loughborough University in my final year of BA Honours degree in Fine Art.
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