Rebecca Peters

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Artist Statement

'Rebecca's work can be triggered by a particular emotion which has been

provoked from an event, through text or other visual and sound stimuli. The

work can seem surreal, or contain dream-like situations caused by the

fragmentation of the figure or the addition of other objects. This creates

a conflict on canvas, giving a strengthened sense of emotion. Her work can

seem odd, uncomfortable and perhaps dark, but the pallet she chooses reduces

the pieces becoming too violent. Instead the work becomes strangely

comforting, as if the figures are in a state of anxiousness, but are in

familiar surroundings. Her painting technique at times can seem clumsy,

this heightens the idea of a psychological sense of reality rather then

reality itself. She is trying to get to a extreme feeling, thought or an

action felt rather then paint the event itself. This is why the body may at

times is fragmented or repeated to emphasise a feeling felt in her head.

It is apparent then to make connections to artists such as Susan Rothenberg,

Philip Guston and German Neo-expressionists such as Georg Baselitz who deal

with the human condition and paint alternative realities.

Rebecca graduated from Fine Art in 2005 and is currently living and working

in Bristol. She paints using oils and her works on paper generally are

created using charcoal, pastel and pencil.'

Recent Exhibitions:

2005-University of Plymouth Summer Show, Exeter

2004- Silks and Sausages, group exhibition, Exeter Racecourse, Exeter

2002- Group show, School of Art and Design , Bristol

Rebecca Peters

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