Samuel Beckett strikes

As part of a large studio project in the second half of 2013, I created a body of work which investigated the play Waiting for Godot, written by Samuel Beckett.  Consisting of representational work ranging from text-based (again), video and traditional oil painting, I responded to the many different interpretations of the play that have been put forth since it's 1953 inception.
Below is an example of the direction I took with the text-based component of the project.  By directly quoting text from the play, I attempted to create an initial sense of understanding the content and subject matter.  As the viewer reads from left to right, top to bottom, this understanding becomes replaced by a sense of confusion as the visual imagery of the text breaks down and starts to become abstracted.

I am Happy, Oil paint and synthetic polymer paint on canvas board, 30cm H x 20cm W

Some Pop/Comic art

As a respite from the more sombre work being created in pursuit of my degree, I responded to an invitation to submit work for a show with the guys at Artboy Gallery (http://www.artboygallery.com/ArtBoy_Gallery/Home.html)
They were having a 'Greatest Hits' exhibition.  Basically any character from any comic, film, graphic novel, book, cartoon etc could be submitted in just about any medium.  I opted to go with a tightly cropped image of Red Sonja (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Red_Sonja), going against the usual portrayal of the character as a busty, sword wielding, femme fatale.  I enjoyed using the close cropping, and once again, the use of text in my work.  There's a really dynamic intensity in the way comic book 'cells' are created.  They manage to convey the movement and intensity of a fleeting moment.  Maybe the Futurists could have learnt a thing or two?

Red Sonja Attacks, synthetic polymer paint and oil paint on cotton duck, 90cm H x 60cm W

Sustainable work practice project

Approx 40 cm x 60 cm, mixed media (mdf, acrylic paint, found objects). A fun project to work on, this one had me using materials and techniques that were new to me. Quite happy with the results.