> Using printed images of abstract paintings from magazines, postcards and gallery invites as well as a painting by my 2-year old daughter. In my work, chairs stand in for people and the armchair represents a comfortable powerful somewhat conservative individual. My first encounter with this particular model was actually through a painting by Humphrey Ocean at the RA Summer Exhibition. This piece questions the apparent ease of abstract painting while celebrating the diversity of a fascinating art form. What is it that is so universally appealing about abstract painting and indeed the abstract qualities of any painting? > Commissioned by The University of the Arts London as a leaving present for Stephen Barter.
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