Artist
Statement
My paintings are often autobiographical and represent different moments
and periods in my life through landscape. They seek to evoke the spontaneity
of life through both the natural occurrences within nature and the expressive
ways that humans make their mark on the landscape. The act of making a
mark or recording a moment in time is a strong and natural impulse in
humans and I have tried to show this by layering ideas from nature and
graffiti art.
These feelings
are portrayed through a personal language of sweeping and flowing brushstrokes,
stencils of flowers, birds and portraits which suggest influences from
Japanese textiles and graffiti.
The rich,
organic colour scheme, textural grounds and patterns which have evolved
as my work has developed seek to evoke an optimistic, dreamlike quality
to the images. These emphasize the idea that a story or memory can be
found within the landscapes.
I use a mixture
of mediums to create my artworks including dyed paper, pencils, acrylic
paints, spray paints and oil pastels. The works are not usually planned
in advance and tend to take shape as they progress giving an intuitive,
layered feeling and finish to the compositions.
Exhibitions
and Commissions
New
Designers Show (1996): Islington, London.
The show was based around the theme of English landscapes and included
canvas paintings, a fabric sculpture and two hand painted and screen printed
sofas. All the work was inspired by artists such as David Hockney , Ivon
Hitchens and Barbara Hepworth.
Lavish Exhibition 1997 and (1998) : Brighton. Paper mache Mirror Frames,
fish, birds, animals and brooches.
Hever Castle Crafts Show (1998): Kent. New Landscape Paintings.
Arts Café - Eastbourne Arts Festival (1998): I took part in the
festival by showing my paintings and painting a large mural in the Arts
Café.
The Rude Mechanical Theatre Company (1999) : I designed promotional material
and props (paper mache boats worn by actors) for a production of Shakespeare’s
play - ‘Comedy of Errors’.
Jubilee Arts: Public Arts Project (1999): Sixteen Artists, Architects,
Curators, designers worked together to create ideas for the regeneration
of West Bromwich town centre. (Involved collaboration with architect Will
Alsop.)
Archery Youth Centre Mural Project (1999): Working with the members of
the club we produced a mural for the back wall of the main hall. The project
was based around a space age theme and the members own aspirations for
the future.
Australia, House Painting Project 2000: I was commissioned to paint a
house and make small paintings on wood.
Wellingborough Open Art Competition. (2003): Landscape Painting.
Wrenn Art Gallery (2003): ‘Landscape’. Collage landscape paintings.
Exhibited with Domonic Pote.
Chapel Gallery, ‘Square’ (2003): Risely, Bedfordshire. First
Prize Winner.
Jamie
Norton Poole
Staffordshire
University, School of Design and Ceramics : BA Hons Design: Surface Pattern
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