Mike Stead

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Artist Statement:

THE ISSUES OR THEMES THAT SURGE THROUGH MY PAINTINGS ARE EITHER LOVE, HORROR, PASSION, FEAR, HOPE.
I FEEL THAT THESE ARE WIDE-REACHING EMOTIONS THAT ARE NOT RESTRICTED TO THE GAY MALE ITS JUST MY
PREFERENCE TO ILLUSTRATE THEM THROUGH HOMOEROTIC IMAGES

I PREFER TO PAINT MY SUBJECTS IN THE NUDE BECAUSE IT’S WHEN WE ARE MOST AT OUR MOST VULNERABLE AND
HONEST, THE SUBJECT CAN HIDE NOTHING AND THE CLOTHES OF THE SUBJECT DO NOT DISTRACT THE VIEWER.
THE FEELING BEHIND THE PAINTING IS MORE EVIDENT AND RAW WHEN THE FIGURE IS NAKED

MY WORK CAN EITHER BE VERY EMOTIONAL OR EXTREMELY SEDATED. IT ALWAYS DEPENDS ON THE THEME OF
THE PAINTING OR THE MOOD THAT I FIND MYSELF IN. IF I’M ENRAGED OR HURT AT THE TIME OF A PAINTING, ITS
OBVIOUS TO THE VIEWER THROUGH THE HEAVINESS OF THE BRUSH STROKE OR THE THEME OF THE PAINTING OR
INDEED THE COLOURS OF THE WORK. IF I’M HAPPY OR IN A GOOD MOOD MY PAINTINGS TEND TO BE A LOT MORE
VIVID AND TENDER.

Mike Stead

http://mikesbliss.4t.com/