Still Life
My abstracted still life works look at how we perceive and remember our surroundings. Originating from still life studies, I use abstract charcoal sketches as loose reference for the composition, with the majority of the imagery drawn from memory. Using thin layers of paint, the imagery is processed from the eye to the hand constantly, being perceived, processed and represented multiple times and then overwritten, adjusted and redefined. I emphasize my initial and past impressions through mark-making and scratches into the paint, highlighting the fleeting and shifting glimpses of details we perceive and retain as signifiers of an experience.
New work - Abstracted 1
Acrylic on canvas
50x50 cm
£695
New Work - Still Life 6
Acrylic and Tissue on board
30x30 cm
£450
Still Life 1
Acrylic and tissue on Canvas
40x40 cm
£475
Still Life 2
Acrylic on board
30x30 cm
£450
Still Life 3
Acrylic on board
30x30 cm
£450
Still Life 4
Acrylic on board
30x30cm
£450
Still Life 5
Acrylic on board
30x30 cm
£450
Fragmented Life
Oil on linen
130x130 cm
£5950
Abstracted Life
Acrylic on canvas
80x80 cm
£2450
Strata 1
Acrylic on canvas
80x80 cm
£2450
A Picture of health
This series was created for the The Medical Research Council’s A Picture of Health project which I took part in whilst on the MA Art & Science at CSM. I interpreted the “Picture of Health” of a person with dementia as one whose experiences and symptoms are understood by those around them, enabling the individual to live well with the condition.
I wanted to explore the condition through my own experiences with a family member. The choice of materials and application methods are signifiers which bear insights into the person behind the condition and the effects dementia has upon them as perceived by their loved ones; the use of the Financial Times being a personally descriptive element, as my relative was an astute business person who prided themselves on their mental agility. The use of threads and embroidery feature within all pieces as they are well known metaphors used in regards to memory, and the abstracted motifs represent the notion of Home, an environment that is on the whole universally experienced. The works address three symptoms that dementia can have on memory; Distortion, Repetition and Removal.
