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Exhibition catalogue for Andrew Bird solo art show of new paintings: 'Favoured Paths' at Porthminster Gallery in St Ives Cornwall.
Exhibition catalogue for Andrew Bird solo art show of new paintings: 'Favoured Paths' at Porthminster Gallery in St Ives Cornwall.
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<strong>Andrew</strong><strong>Bird</strong><br />
‘ThoughbasedintheDerbyshireDales,ImakefrequentvisitstoCornwalandtakeinspirationfrom<br />
itsuplandmoors,ruggedcoastlinesandbusyharbours.InmyworkItrytocaptureanesenceofa<br />
placeorsituationaswelastryingtosimplifythe<br />
formsandcoloursofwhatIsee:oldmineworkings<br />
slowlybeingreclaimedbythelandscape;ancient<br />
fieldsystems;thechangingweather,andlight.<br />
’Iwiloftenuseaboattoviewthelandscapefrom<br />
thesea.Thisofersaverydiferentviewpointwhen<br />
lookingbacktotheland,wherethegeometryof<br />
fieldpaterns,theshapeofthecoastanditshidden<br />
formsarerevealedalongwiththemotionofthe<br />
sea.Mypaintingsarecompositesofmanyofthese<br />
elements.<br />
‘Iam interestedintherelationshipsofcolourand<br />
contrast,aswelastheinterplayofformsandgesturalmark-making.<br />
‘Iworkintuitivelyandusualywithminimalsketchingorplanning.WhenIdosketchitisrarelyasa<br />
meansofreferenceforapainting–asIpreferthe<br />
worktakeonalifeofitsownfrom memory,ordevelopedinstinctively.Elementswithinapainting<br />
arebasedonfleetingimages,imaginationandexperiences,whichperhapsaren'tvisualyrepresent<br />
tive,ifcomparedtoasnapshot,butforme,encapsulateaparticularsliceoftime.<br />
‘Apaintingwilgothroughmanystagesofbeing<br />
workedandre-worked,withlayersbeingscratched<br />
andscrapedbacktorevealremnantsoftheearlier<br />
proces,withelementsaddedandremoveduntil<br />
thecompositionandbalanceofcolour,lineand<br />
form isresolved.’<br />
<strong>Andrew</strong><strong>Bird</strong>,March201<br />
<strong>Andrew</strong><strong>Bird</strong>atworkinhisstudio<br />
BorninDerby,Derbyshirein1969,<strong>Andrew</strong> <strong>Bird</strong><br />
studiedGraphicDesignatChesterfieldColegeof<br />
Technology&Artfrom 1986-88.Hethenwenton<br />
tostudyDesignCommunicationatGranvileCollege,Shefield<br />
University from 1988-90.From<br />
1992-93<strong>Andrew</strong>studiedforaBAinFineArtat<br />
BradfordColegeofArt.<br />
Since201,hehasexhibitedsuccesfulythroughouttheUK.Hisfirstsoloshowwasheldin2013.In<br />
recentyearshehasbeenshownatthe20/21British<br />
andInternationalArtFairsinLondon.<br />
<strong>Andrew</strong> hasworkedasaGraphicDesignerand<br />
GardenDesignersince1993,andasaful-time<br />
artistsince2010.<br />
<strong>Andrew</strong><strong>Bird</strong>livesinDerbyshireandhasbeenrepresentedinCornwalexclusivelybythePorthminster<br />
Galery,since2013.
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