About Me.
A fascination with shapes and Geometric Abstraction - such as the minimalist colourfield works of Ellsworth Kelly, Frank Stella's hard-edged shaped canvases and paintings with optical illusion by Tomma Abts - are what drive my practice. Not just 'painted' paintings, but physical, tangible, expanded paintings with 3D elements, constantly challenging the idea of a painting as a standard rectangular form. Consideration for site-specific features and playful, sometimes unexpected colour choices form an integral part of my creative process.
In my current project of 'free to be' I cut the surfaces into geometric shapes, arrange them in various ways to explore how these contrasting shapes and forms relate to each other and how they can be connected - or in some cases disconnected. With deliberate consideration I push the boundaries of the frame and make it an active part of the work. This rebellion against the standard form is expressing a desire to be free from confining limits, of being 'put in a box' based e.g. on gender, age, outward appearance or religion. My underlying desire in this project is to express opportunity and the outlook is to move forward with hope.
In my current project of 'free to be' I cut the surfaces into geometric shapes, arrange them in various ways to explore how these contrasting shapes and forms relate to each other and how they can be connected - or in some cases disconnected. With deliberate consideration I push the boundaries of the frame and make it an active part of the work. This rebellion against the standard form is expressing a desire to be free from confining limits, of being 'put in a box' based e.g. on gender, age, outward appearance or religion. My underlying desire in this project is to express opportunity and the outlook is to move forward with hope.
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EDUCATION
2016-19 Art Academy, London Diploma in Fine Art (1st) 2015-16 The Institute, London Art Foundation (Distinction) |
EXHIBITIONS
2019 Leo Gallery, Open Studio, Shanghai 2019 Pure Arts 10th Anniversary Exhibition, Battle 2019 Grad Show goes South, Haywards Heath 2019 Diploma Grad Show, Newington Gallery, London 2019 Dissolute Geometrix, London 2016 Foundation Grad Show, London |
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AWARDS
2019 Residency Award, Leo Gallery, Shanghai 2019 Pure Art Prize 2019 Liberty Art Award |
COMMISSIONS
2018 Hintsa Oy, Helsinki 2019 Private commission, London |
