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Nick Hazzard
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Degree: BA Fine Art
University: London Metropolitan University
Graduation Year: 2008
New Blood Art Statement
Nick Hazzard walks the fine line between being master of his medium and being mastered by it. These bright paintings are battlegrounds for order and chaos: paint drips, but only so far, a smudge is repeated for balance. In the series of 'Shift' paintings he pushes the limits of a single colour, while elsewhere he works in multiple primary colours, finding himself surprised by the sometimes accidental beauty in his own vibrant creations.
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Artist Statement
Chance and order, chaos and control are central to my work. This is linked to an interest in chaos theory which is having an impact in areas as different as health, education, and the stock market. Could it also be relevant to the arts, throwing light on the dialogue artists have with their work? Talking about his work Anselm Kiefer, the famous German artist, has observed, "If there is too much order, it is dead; if there is too much chaos, it doesn't cohere. I'm continually negotiating a path between these two extremes." Similarly, for me there is a struggle between maintaining the coherence of a piece while allowing enough freedom to keep the work fresh. Each painting is carefully planned but sometimes it heads off in a different direction. As Richter has said of abstraction, “It’s so mysterious, like an unknown land.”In many of my paintings simple shapes or symbols are buried, blurred or disrupted. Sequence, layering and process all play a part. This can be seen in the new “Reveal” series. Here squares and rectangles disappeared beneath thick layers of paint which was then scrapped back creating organic, flowing shapes that partly obscure and contrast with the original geometry glimpsed beneath. Abstract Expressionism meets Hard Edge Painting maybe, and as with other work sweeping marks are sabotaged by a solid, precise geometry while swathes of flowing colour are brought to an abrupt halt. The way colours interact is important. I often use complementary colours to create vibrating boundaries that add drama. But whatever technique I’m using it comes back to the search for that elusive point of oscillating tension somewhere between chaos and order where new and undreamt of things can emerge.
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Group Exhibitions
2013, Melange, Espacio Gallery, London
2012, Temptation, Espacio Gallery, London
2012, Harmony, Espacio Gallery, London
2012, Going Places, Menier Gallery, London
2012, Transformations, Espacio Gallery, London
2012, 100 Metres 100 Artists, Espacio Gallery, London
2012, Espacio Nomadic - Not in Transit, The Bar Gallery, London
2011, Collective Studios, Dolphin Square, London
2010, Elements, Candid Arts Gallery, London
2010, Connections, East Gallery, London
2010, Perspectives, East Gallery, London
2010, Art Bin, South London Gallery, London
2008, Presence, The Crypt Gallery, London
2007, 2 and a 1/2, Brick Lane Gallery, London
2006, Subcutaneous, 106 Leonard Street, London
2004, Out of the Blue - Into the Red, Mary Ward Centre, London