Darren MacPherson
Profile/CV
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Statement
I am a contemporary artist living in London, UK. I work in high key colours that can be converse, almost jarring; the use of colour is intrinsic to my work, I rarely use black in my painting and use the negative space of the canvas only to enhance a finished image.
My Figurative style is free flowing inspired by works by artists such as Gernot Kissel, Basquiat, Adam Neate and others. My works are drawn from a sense of the human condition and can take on a chaotic, erratic nature. The figures I paint are bold and provocative, arresting with sublime titles, exploring the allure of the form with vibrancy and stark lines.
Each work describes varying emotions; innocence, modesty, confidence or audacity through a process of neo-expressionism. The high key colours being crucial in achieving full expressive and communicative force. The works are often at odds with themselves, the beauty of the line juxtaposed to the chaos and decay of the background.
Much time is spent on preparing the support and layering the background, I will often rework the background many times before I am satisfied, stripping the paint back and repainting to create depth. Here, I am able to experiment with different textures and mediums to provide a satisfactory structure to work from. Then, I work quickly often sketching the image direct from the paint tube without outlining or pre-sketching until the work itself speaks of its completion.
Artistic Achievement & Awards
May 2010 - Artslant 3rd Showcase Award Winner
June 2010 – Top 100 Most Popular Emerging Artists – Artslant.com
July 2010 - Artslant 4th Showcase Award Winner
October 2010 - Artgallery.co.uk top 100 best selling artists
April 2011 – Riseart.com Select Artist shortlist
September 2011 – Artslant 5th Showcase Award Winner
October 2011 – The Other Art Fair top 100 unrepresented UK Artist
November 2011 – Selection Award - The National Open Art Competition
Exhibitions
May - July 2010 - Artslant.com Showcase
June 2010 - The Brick Lane Show - Street Art Exhibition, London
July 2010 – WestPoint Gallery, London
November 2010 - Showcase London, Richmix London
March 2011 - The Brick Lane Gallery, London
March 2011 - Art Below, London Underground
March 2011 – present day – Debut Contemporary Gallery London
May 2011 - The Jennie & Jessie Gunhammar Lupus Trust Charity Art Auction
July 2011 – ‘Twins’ – Live Painting exhibition, Debut Contemporary Gallery
August 2011 - Summer Exhibition, Debut Contemporary Gallery, London
September 2011 - FLAG STOP Art Fair, Los Angeles, CA
October 2011 - Red Exhibition, Cultivate Gallery, Vyner St., London
October 2011 - Little Benefits Exhibition, Cultivate Gallery, Vyner St. London
November 2011 – The Other Art Fair, The Bargehouse, London
December 2011 – The National Open Art Exhibition, Chichester
December 2011 – London Calling, Orange County Centre for Contemp. Art, CA
Upcoming:
January 2012 – Serpentine Gallery, Centre for Possible Studies, London
February 2012 – 3x3 Exhibition, Cultivate Gallery, Vyner St. London
March 2012 – The Funky Art Gallery Exhibition, Oxford
June 2012 – ‘Conception’ Part 1, Semi Solo Show, London
September 2012 – ‘Conception’ Part 2, Belfast, NI
Links & web presence
www.facebook.com/dmacpherson.art
http://twitter.com/dmacpherson_art
http://www.culturelabel.com/art/unsigned/artist/darren-macpherson-art
Website www.darrenmacphersonart.com
