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We are where we are at The Paul Kane Gallery, 2011 |
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Artist’s Statement “ We are where we are” is a group of paintings that explores the human dimension to the economic downturn, empathising in particular with those on the margins of society. I take images from the media as the subjects of my paintings. It is easy to become inured to the individual stories that lie behind any of these images, but by choosing one and making it the subject of a painting, I try to emphasise the importance of that human story and, in a way, to subvert the notion of the “15 minutes of fame”. Over the last year much has been written about empty hotels, tenantless apartment blocks and ghost estates, an estimated 300,000 units vacant or unfinished. At the same time we read about the growing problem of homelessness… My work engages with contradictions such as these but, whilst the subject matter may be tough and the questions raised uncomfortable, my primary intention is to make paintings whose colour and form are equally compelling. |
