1998 - 2001
University of Central England
1994 - 1997
University of Liverpool
: The Cardboard Gondolier
: 10 May 2017 - 12 May 2017
Cardboard is a symbol connecting childhood and adulthood, we all
remember sitting in a box, pretending it’s a car or boat. It can therefore become a thing of time travel, especially when the cardboard car or boat is made with a higher degree of precision, and seen amongst what we generally accept as the real world.
Building a cardboard gondola and taking it to Venice creates unique social interaction, taking the viewer back to their memories of the first time they imagined Venice, the first time they saw a reproduced image of the city, be it Monet’s vision or Canaletto’s, a simple moulded tourist plate, or a Wall’s Cornetto advert. We know the power of the symbol of the gondola as a representative of Venice. This project draws the attention back to the craft of the gondola, while challenging the tourist expectation of the Disneyfied Gondola experience.
: Summer Exhibition
: 13 Jun 2016 - 21 Aug 2016
Curated by David Mach and Cathy Pilkington, the room my work was in was very interesting. Mainly sculpture, from all over the world, Anish Kapor, Mr Mach himself, a lovely lady from Canada, and a painting by Rose Wylie.
I exhibited reinventing the wheel. A sculptural piece, you can see it at William Alexander Fine Art
Painting, imagined realism, from the heart, visions of specific places from memories, and visions affected by the plethora of film and photographic memories we have, muddled and reformed over time. Exploration of the potential space within the canvas and a growing respect for the traditions of painting.
Sculpture, from the desire to make a cardboard car and drive it down Birmingham's nightclubbing strip, an understanding of form and simple engineering has become central to my practice.
