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Manchester Statement

Technicalities of painting, especially in a traditional sense and within portraiture- working on different grounds, surfaces, limited palettes, and mediums, most interest me. Works from the 1600-1800s significantly encourage my practice due to their iconic styles and finishes. Expanding upon this, I’ve been increasing scale and content to develop scenes and stories; inspirations including Guido Reni’s The Adoration of the Shepherds. Classical influences intertwine with current Pop Culture inspiring hybrid ideas in my artistic journey as a lot of the themes and contexts I gravitate towards are based on contemporary views and people such as people of alternative subcultures becoming art within themselves in forms of extreme makeup, hair, clothes and more. Art within art, especially with modern models and historic execution contrasting, is greatly interesting as it enforces the new perspective of people of unclassical appearance to be shown in elegant ways. Plus, films, particularly those directed by Wes Anderson and Darren Aronofsky, are also vital in my developmental process as uses of colour, character and composition are unflinchingly elaborate. Capturing a person, scene, or feelings essence in a single frame relates and inspires, aiding in visual research and exemplary developmental material as it rings both beautiful and skillful.

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acrylic and oil on unprimed canvas, duck-taped to wall. Like painting posted before, utilising these contrast of content and display has been of interest, and adds an engaging somewhat 'rusticness' to it. Due to being un-primed though the end effect of the paint is rather rough too, though the patchiness adds a textural element I am otherwise unfamiliar to and was therefore informative to work with.

The headless nature of the portraits is also another element of simplification and diversion, as they are not important to the outcome and idea (study of the body), so are not included, yet adding a subtly bony bloody neck stump adds an element of the macabre.

The lower picture also shows a display option for them, leaning into the roughness by even overlaying them in a seemingly detrimental or demeaning way, though this almost blase method goes hand in hand with the fact that they are presented as unfinished and unkempt.

70x100cm

2022

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Study of the body in acrylic and oil on un-stretched canvas. In this piece the canvas is fully coated with a glue and water mixture, however only more thoroughly primed on the body with the acrylic paint to try different grounds for painting on and how it effects the ease, effect, and quality. The contrast of classical inspired painting on bare background and roughly nailed to the wall is also interesting to me, and something I have been exploring in different display methods.

152x 75cm

2022

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Self portrait focused on studying different facial angles and hands in an interactive composition. The simple background leaves attention to main elements and sticks to the initial design. Having these progress photos also shows the changing of likeness and paint quality as it goes on.

Finshed oil and acrylic painting

20”x16”

2022

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Collaborative triptych piece of still life for Collaboration, Collusion, Collision exhibition for Swan Gallery install. Each choosing cheap or free accessible content to paint meant it was based in fun and interest for us all and we could happily work together to create an interesting combination. However, despite the initial design featuring a spraypaint motif in the background this element did not qualify due to time and accessibility shortfalls. It was also physically installed by ourselves as a group, as shown in the second image.

Completed top image of fruit, oil, acrylic and spray paint on un-stretched canvas

105cm x 130cm total

2022

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Paintings inspired by Sir Peter Lely and the signature stylistic elements he possesses in his work and how it exemplified baroque beauty. The purple haired one was completed a year prior to the other however work nicely as a pair due to the shared style and size, though due to using myself and family members as reference in most of my pieces, the second was also completed aiming to expand the references I use and am able to depict.

I also enjoy the very modern person juxtaposed in the way they are painted, and this combination of baroque and contemporary features is something I have internalised and aim to implement, even if in subversive or minor manners.

Acrylic and oil on canvas board 2 25cmx20cm

2022

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Photoshoot again exploring multiple lighting sources with different tones and strengths, paired with the child in heavy makeup inspired by 1990s culture of Club Kids and the originality, or unoriginality, of individualism. Used as reference aswell for painting lower down, inspired by Singer Sargent

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Painting I am currently working on that references several other artists works to try learn from their skill, studying elements of figure and colour, while implementing a self led theme with vampiric influence. Whilst doing this, it is also a large test of priming methods, using several over the figures such as verdaccio on unprimed canvas, and then several layers of gesso and/or acrylic paint on other areas.

Oil, gesso and acrylic on unstretched canvas

Approximately 180cm x 120cm

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A4 pencil on paper drawing collages to practice capturing of likeness of a person in both superficial appearance, and energy such as posing and accessories/backgrounds

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Photoshoot with the theme of transformation using makeup especially to alter and disfigure the model, giving a new appearance and persona, plus one that is variable dependent on their posing- such as the eye makeup being fully visible and effective when the eyes are closed. this inhand with the red lighting leads to an eerie and atmospheric shoot and interesting reference material for studies of it, both focusing on capturing the transformative elements and the tone and values crated by the lighting arrangement.

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Top image showing the initial composition comprised of reference images compiled from different primary source images. A couple different colour schemes were printed, however the blue and red is particularly interesting as it combines this modern 3D effect with the Victorian inspired theme and imagery, such as the gothic trees and dramaticism of the person, who was also inspired by Claud Cahun and their exploration of self and characters.

Printing at the Curwen Print Study Centre with professional and quality presses was also a very engaging experience and created a sense of immersion with the classical themes of the piece

Etching printed at Curwen Print Study Centre A4 Ink on paper

2021

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Two A4 colour pencil drawing collages. Originally meant to be a completed pair, due to the nature of no initial design or guidelines, despite the first (top) ones success, the second (lower) remains unfinished due to the errors in composition and quality of the drawings completed so far, however showing an image of progress in the sense of the piece emerging from just white background.

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Using a minimal but completed background and strong lighting to work with tenebrism, after observation of Michelangelo Caravaggio and Joseph Wright's pieces in the National Gallery.

Finshed oil and acrylic painting

20”x16”

2022

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An experiment in painting style allowing a looseness and unfinished nature to be of significance. As shown in the top picture, John Singer Sargent was used as inspiration, also due to his contrast between different elements of the piece, in this case for example the less refined bottom compared to the face.

Oil and acrylic painting observing sense of identity

80cmx50cm

2021

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Colour pastel and charcoal life drawing sketches to capture form and flow of movement. This being my first time life drawing, it was interesting to see the progression in looseness and ability to capture important elements.

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Two paintings on wood utilising the same reference image yet flipped, showing inconsistencies and errors in capturing a likeness, and an investigation as to whether error can be the peak of a piece, rather than it's fall.

Acrylic, oil, and ink on wood

Approximately 70cm x 25cm

2022

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On the right, some initial images from the contact sheet that provided references for the painting are displayed. Using makeup, lamps, and minimal backgrounds, a sort-of character, as well as a lonely atmosphere, is focused on to display the passion and extremity of transformation within ones self. The photographs also show two different figures, adding to a transformational element by combining different features and parts.