Buddhas are the new obsession .My work comes from a deep sense of
compulsion. The emotion bleeds through the colour and the images find
their way to the canvas.
Previously concentrating on from the human figure where my fascination
lay, always looking for 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.
I continue 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 often an etherial defiance in the
confrontational figures. 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 2010
Comfort to the soul, Inspiration to the senses,
Sustenance from one moment to the next, - these are the morsels we all crave,
Takashimaya
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