About Ian McKay

McKay’s practice gives him an opportunity to convey his interests through visual means, using a diverse range of media, including paint, print and photography. Through a process of driven observation, his aim is to engage the viewer and increase understanding of the chosen subject matter represented in the works, his focus is to create a rapport and dialogue between his childhood memories, passage of erased hidden architectural past, and he is intent on capturing a place in time of changing locations. His experimental developed process explores each concept to generate visual interpretations of the subject matter, the fluidity of his work and its haunting sense of presence helps to create a sense of place, intimately depicting the lost, isolation and space of these locations.

He has exhibited internationally whilst embarking on his painterly journey,

His practice is disciplined by his continual passion for Life drawing , he is inspired and influenced by a wide range of artists/photographers and film ,including  artists Turner, Euan Uglow,Matisse, Jasper John’s, Ed Rushca and Francis Bacon,  photographers  Tony Ray Jones and Martin Parr , and film makers Terence Davies , Ken Loach .