MAPS AND PLANS
ABACUS. X. METAL GRID. EMPIRE RIB LANDSCAPE WITH CAST FORMS.
Acrylic, household and spray paint, varnish on canvas and plywood with various found forms and detritus.
(233cm X 233cm. 2023).
2ONE2FOURONE TRA LA LA LA LA.
Acrylic,
household paint, spray paint, varnish, detritus collage on canvas.
(250cm x 250cm. 2019).
Painting is, for me, about process. I don’t start with a clear idea of a ‘finished’ image. Drawing sometimes informs and underpins the ‘laying out’. There is no hierarchy in my studio practice between drawing and painting. Drawing and painting co-exist equally. In fact there is no hierarchy between any aspects of my studio practice. Even making a cup of tea has a crucial place in all this! Layered. Edges. Gesture and geometry collide. Intuition and serendipity drive the work forward.
There is also performative element to all of this. Painting flat, against the wall. Rotating the canvas or substrate. Altering its position in conjunction with the other elements. Lifting, dragging, scraping, pouring. Cutting out and building up. Watching the paint move, seep, drift… A messy sequence of un-choreographed moves that end up making some sort of sense…
“
Like a researcher in his laboratory, I am the
first spectator of the suggestions drawn from the materials. I unleash their
expressive possibilities, even if I do not have a very clear idea of what I am
going to do. As I go along with my work I formulate my thought, and from this
struggle between what I want and the reality of the material - from this
tension - is born an equilibrium.” Antoni Tapies
These are not paintings of actual landscapes. But equally they are not abstract paintings either. They are much more than that. They have to be. They have to exist in their own right.
“When one is young and has experienced
a good deal of rejection, you want to show everyone how tough you are. Later you want to show how clever you
are. Later still, you want to see how far
you can push yourself. And finally, you dont give a f**k about anything, you just want to howl at the
moon.” John
Hoyland
Tests. Always testing. What will this do… Can this go there…
For me, painting is not about representation.
These pieces are the culmination of an archiving, collecting, finding, saving process...
Physical remnants of the city forced into new shapes, new contexts.
I am in a constant state of knowing and not knowing.
Tests. Keep testing.
“The bridge is not supported by one stone or another, but by the line of the arch that they form. Without stones there is no arch.” Italo Calvino - Invisible Cities.
PALE GHOST (BHF) WITH DIAMONDS AND ERASED MEMORIES.
Acrylic, household
paint, varnish, detritus collage on canvas, plywood and found substrates.
(340cm X 230cm. 2022).
BLIND SUMMIT. TRIPTYCH. BOUNDARIES, BORDERS,
STANDING FORMS.
Acrylic, household
paint, varnish, detritus collage on canvas, plywood slate and found substrates. (3.35cm X 1.67cm. 2020).
THE DIAMOND AS A LATE ADDITION TO THE LAY
OF THE LAND.
Acrylic, household paint, spray paint,
varnish, detritus collage and found objects on canvas MDF, old notice board and
other substrates. (215cm X 182cm. 2020).
DPK T SQUARE SECTION LAND SEA AND SKY.
Acrylic, household paint,
spray paint, varnish, detritus collage and found objects on canvas and an old
office desktop. (206cm x 161cm. 2020).
4 PANELS. ANTI CLOCKWISE LANDSCAPE /
FRAGMENTS AS CODE.
Acrylic, household and spray paint,
varnish, detritus collage on canvas, plywood and found substrate. (300cm x 167cm. 2020).
STANIFORTH END RIDE.
Acrylic,
household paint, spray paint, varnish, detritus collage on canvas. (40cm x 40cm 2020).
TESTING TESTING CELLAR 8.
Acrylic,
household paint, spray paint, varnish, detritus collage on canvas and found
substrate. (40cm x 20cm. 2020).
TEST NUMBER 9.
Acrylic, household and spray paint,
varnish, detritus collage on canvas, hardboard, found substrate and an old oven
dish. (40cm x 25cm. 2021).
GREY P40 3X’s
(200cm x 150cm. 2018).
![SLATES AND CROSSES (250cm x 125cm)]()
SLATES AND CROSSES
(250cm x 125cm. 2018).
EARTH DECK MIXER. SHADOWS AND PULSES. 16 PINS AND VENT.
Acrylic, household and spray paint, varnish, detritus collage and found objects on canvas, plywood, MDF and found substrates.
(270cm x 240cm. 2022).
ES O EY P. 12 DOTS. 3 CROSSES. LANDSCAPE.
(240cm x 155cm. 2020).
PAYNES GREY VERTICAL DRAG YELLOW DOT
(250cm x 250cm. 2019).
152X152 WALLPAPER AND X
(125cm x 200cm. 2019).
