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Annelise Lemonius
The inspiration behind all of my art stems from a love for the human form. This particularly began to shape
my work after a life-drawing session that allowed me to really explore drawing and sketching the human body.
Since then, although not all of my work is distinctly based on the human form, it draws inspiration and is
often figurative.
From the fleshy nature of my globular metal sculpture to the soft lumpiness of drawing with oil bar, my work
often represents the textural as well as visual portrayals of form. Although my work is strongly organic, there is
a play between nature and man-made, particularly evident through my diverse use of materials. From looking
at what is essentially an abstract form I can draw from it something very human-like and figurative. I have also
explored an imagined space between fantasy and reality through a life-size sculpture created on the shell of my
own body. This started with a very real depiction of myself, however, was built up with fantastical anatomy that
suggested at what we may think we are rather than our actual selves.
Oscar McKenna-Brown
I believe colour is what decides how an image is
perceived, and how that image comes across to a
viewer. In a world where cityscapes of greys and
blacks are more and more present, I think that vibrant
shades and hues are increasingly important to remind
us of the power of colour. My exhibition aims to
capture how colour alters an image. I believe that
monochromatic or black and white images showcase
detail, whereas colour enables the eye to perceive an
image as a whole. Using this thought process I have
tried to show how when colour and detail meet, it is
possible to find a balance between the two.
In another way I have tried to show how different
colours emulate and provoke different feelings and
moods in a viewer. This is important to me as colour
is slowly being phased out by concrete and brick
in the modern world, so my work is meant to show
how different processes like stencilled graffiti-style
art or detailed biro drawings can capture colour and
detail, opposing the influx of flat greys and blacks
in cityscapes.