I HAVE appreciated art all my life but, as with poetry, only came to writing about and practising it in the past two decades. I am interested in the idea of Ekphrasis and the ways in which it can be utilised and explored artistically and narratively. A further subtext to this is examining how art is reflected in nature and vice versa and how both are portrayed in literature, either as single concepts in their own right or in conjunction with one another.
My art focuses on abstract concepts, collage, digital and geometric design. Creating a kind of otherness which allows the viewer to see and interpret it according to his own ideas, experiences, taste and outlook, I believe, frees my work from perceived artistic and social constraints and, thus, leads to seeing the unexpected for both artist and audience.
Artist's Statement
IT is the imagination's ability to transmute simple forms and shapes into alternative ideas or, sometimes, even three-dimensional everyday things — a building, a person, a perceived scene, or something in nature — which interests me.
Beyond Borders
The concept of Beyond Borders is my attempt to break free from what the eye and brain expect to see. It is the opportunity to visualise, in forms, other things and ideas; to allow the imagination free reign. In other words, it's the artistic equivalent of bringing personal experience and insight to the understanding of a poem.
Regarding Titles
I title my pieces merely for the purpose of distinguishing them for my own reference. Originally I considered only dating them, but felt that without specific identifiers of their own it made them perhaps just a little too abstract and divested of ownership.
What I call them, however, is in no way intended to be an influencing factor. Interpretation is left entirely up to the viewer and what he wishes to see in what I have created.
Member of the British Art Network
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