Press Room
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ARTIST'S STATEMENT SPRING 2011
For as long as I can remember (and apparently before then) I have wanted to be an artist. It is people that are my most frequent source of inspiration. I love to paint and draw faces from life and am constantly on the look out for interesting people to sit for me. Inspiration also comes from glossy magazines, fairy tales, the latest news, snatched sentences, historic art and literature, trash culture, ancient myth, coffee table erotica and cheesy porn.
The style of my paintings varies but I am very excited by line and colour. My work is often playful and ironic. The decorative is a recurrent theme as is the sexualized body. I like to explore the established notion of the figure of the artist and the historical relationship between artist and model. I enjoy bringing art to people in more ways than the traditional static gallery environment and am always looking for ways of introducing a more performative aspect to my work.
In 2009 I collaborated with a sound artist to create an immersive experience in a medieval clock tower. People watched me cover the walls with dramatic charcoal drawings whilst listening to an eerie and beautiful soundscape inspired by the book The Drowning Room by Michael Pye. Other live projects have included a peep-show drawing booth in London and painting a baroque inspired ceiling whilst musicians performed below me in Germany.
Learning the craft of printmaking has been very satisfying, I love the natural limitations it offers that when embraced allow the creation of striking and unique images. I am creating a handmade book that is inspired by Vasari's seminal art historical book 'The Lives of The Artists' but that features some of the YBA's and a few more cult celebrity contemporary British artists. The book also explores the historical role of printmaking and the differences between conceptual-art and craft.
The files below are all in Adobe Acrobat
Press Pack - includes Biography, Artist's Statement, Past Exhibitions and Images
Press Pack October 2010
Press Pack October 2008
Press Pack May 2008
Press Pack November 2007 [english] / Comunicato Stampa - Biografia, Dichiarazione dell'artista, Mostre, Pitture Novembre 2007 [italiano]
Press Pack June 2007
Full sized individual images / Pitture Grande Photoshop
[Self Portrait] [Legs Spread O] [I Could Gobble You All Up (Part 1)] [Portrait of the Artist as an Artist (Part 1)] [Wet T-shirt Feminist]
Artist's Statements / Dichiarazione dell'artista
Artist's Statement November 2007 [english] / Dichiarazione dell'artista Novembre 2007 [italiano]
Artist's Statement November 2006 [view]
Press Releases / Comunicato Stampa
Unseen South Hams, Dartmouth, Devon, November 2008 [view]
Bonhams Auction, London, November 2008 [weblink - view]
Blue Stockings, The Empire Gallery, London, June 2008 [view]
Florence Biennale, Florence, Italy, December 2007 [english] / Comunicato Stampa Firenze Dicembre 2007 [italiano]
Dirty Pretty Paintings, The Empire Gallery, London, June 2007 [view]
Sweet Nothings, Heidelberg, Germany, February 2007 [english] [deutsch]
Guitar Girls, London, August 2006 [view]
Sweet Nothings, Exeter, November 2006 [view]
Green Park Station, Bath, December 2006 [view]
Previous Press Coverage
The Sunday Times, December 2008 [view]
The Square Mile, July 2008 [view]
The London Paper, April 2008 [view]
The Times, February 2008 [view]
999.com, February 2008 [view]
The Sunday Times, August 2007 [view]
The Sunday Times, June 2007 [view]
The Big Issue, November 2006 [view]
Exeter Living, November 2006 [view]
Herald Express, October 2006 [view]
BBC 2 - Blast Friday!, September 2006 [view]