The human figure is where my fascination lies, on a continual search to
find new ways to present the nude. Peering at sexuality through a
female eye I question beauty and its distortion, pushing the boundaries ,
looking to evoke a reaction. Snapshot moments remain, prompted by an
emotion, colour, shape, a sound; my work comes from a deep sense of
compulsion. The emotion bleeds through the colour and the images find
their way to the canvas.
Currently working on my new show I have continued the endless
exploration between what we think and feel and what we actually chose
to say and expose to others; the inevitable gap that Art serves to bridge.
In our current time it is difficult to move people - the conscious mind
can be a saturated place. The world has become a battle ground and self
preservation prevails. I believe that creating Art is an uncontrollable
desire to express an explosive emotion. In my work there's an etherial defiance in the confrontational
nudes. The vibrant colours, offset framing and humour are tools to lead you into your emotions.
Before becoming a full time artist, I worked in the music industry, managing talent including
Eurythmics, Shakespeare's Sister and Londonbeat. Since then I have spent time studying the body;
through yoga, pilates, martial arts and Iaido, a practice that helps develop freedom of mind and body.
Through strict discipline I am learning to keep the mind fluid and loosen the confines of outer reality.
I believe painting can alter our mood and open a dialogue with the unconscious mind. The viewer
responds from a deep place or moves on. It's all alright.
For me, creating and viewing Art is about letting go, abandoning restraint and just being in the
moment.
ST 2007
Comfort to the soul, Inspiration to the senses,
Sustenance from one moment to the next, - these are the morsels we all crave,
Takashimaya
Artist at The Chocolate Factory
original concept by Kim Zane's ArtvsBusiness artvsbusiness@dsl.pipex.com
This is my favourite band , great website, great tunes The Blockheads