'Under the skin' - Ink, watercolour, plastic, on layered paper, 106 x 66cm 2019
'Under the skin' (detail) - Ink, watercolour, plastic, on layered paper 2019
'Under the skin' (detail) - Ink, watercolour, plastic, on layered paper 2019
'Under the skin' (detail) - Ink, watercolour, plastic, on layered paper 2019
'Under the skin' (detail) - Ink, watercolour, plastic, on layered paper 2019
'Aleppo red' - Ink, watercolour, on layered paper 26 x 18cm 2017
'Archaeological remains of the Anthropocene' - Ink, watercolour, and moulded plastic on layered paper 26 x 18cm 2017
'Archaeological remains of the Anthropocene' (detail) - Ink, watercolour, and moulded plastic on layered paper 2017
'Mosul ex Jonah' - Ink, watercolour, and moulded plastic on layered paper 26 x 18cm 2017
'Mosul ex Jonah' (detail) 2017
'Mosul ex Jonah' set in its perspex frame 42 x 34cm
'Raqqa' - Ink, watercolour, on layered paper 26 x 18cm 2017
'Sana'a' - Ink, watercolour, on layered paper 26 x 18cm 2017
'Darfur' - Ink, watercolour, moulded plastic on layered paper 26 x 18cm 2017
'Darfur' (detail) - Ink, watercolour, plastic, on layered paper 2017
'Deserted Oilfield' - Ink, watercolour, on layered paper 26 x 18cm 2017
'Urban oilfield' - Ink, watercolour, on layered paper 26 x 18cm 2017
'Sinjar' - Ink, watercolour, on layered paper 26 x 18cm 2019
'Troy' - Ink, watercolour, on layered paper 26 x 18cm 2017
'Damascus after' - Ink, watercolour, on layered paper 26 x 18cm 2017
'Damascus black' - Ink, watercolour, on layered paper 26 x 18cm 2017
Damascus black set in its perspex frame 42 x 34cm
Desacration
Ink, watercolour, plastic and layered paper
The main interlocking thread within my work has always been a fascination with the origin, manifestation and effect of real or imagined physical and metaphysical energy. The project ‘Desacration’ is the first that examines the negatively charged end of this spectrum using a technique oscillating between traditional cartography and three dimensional sculptural object. The subject matter is mournful, focussing on the Middle East where major damage of our natural environment is occuring through the plundering of raw materials and conflict, and the destruction of our own most ancient history takes place before our eyes! This project cannot come quickly enough.
The current state of the world today is at a cliff edge bearing over a multi-faceted abyss. Future generations face a multitude of potential catastrophes: environmental collapse, overpopulation, unrest from mass migration, economic collapse and nuclear war.
Where does Art fit into all this you may ask, dear reader? Since the future seems so decidedly bleak are we even asking ourselves the correct questions? A solution may be found within the creative power of humanity to overcome, heal, and continue the path that every individual faces in their life. If there are solutions, we artists occupy a role and responsibility to inspire and lead people to think and act differently, to move for the common good….to evolve.
