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Bryan Lavelle

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Artists Statement

My work is an investigation into the properties of my chosen materials and the process of painting.

Artists who influence and inform my practice include; Ian Davenport, Jason Martin, Liam Gillick, Dan Flavin, Richard Wilson, Alexis Harding, Anish Kapoor and Robert Ryman.

Some of the processes used within my work are -

Use of poly-chromatic colour

Repetition of form

Harnessing of uncontrollable factors such as gravity

Harnessing of unpredictable characteristics of paint

Use of post-modern materials

My work has no layers of hidden meaning or narrative waiting to be uncovered, nor does it elude to be anything that it isn’t; through making external references outside of the work itself. My work can be considered a structured representation of what the viewer is actually looking at; that is, materials and process (MDF, paint and gravity).

Through my choice of materials and the use of gravity to ultimately make the mark, I am able to make abstract paintings that become self referential, questioning only themselves as artworks. Through subverting the viewer’s attention in this way, from seeking narrative that may not necessarily be there; the only conceivable narrative within my work becomes the materials and the process itself.

Education

2005 - 2007

MA Fine Art Practice & Theory (Painting)

Winchester School of Art – University of Southampton

2001 - 2005

BA (Hons) Visual Art – 1^st class

Winchester School of Art - University of Southampton

1999 - 2001

Foundation Diploma in Art & Design

Weymouth College

Exhibitions

2010