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Rosemary Lewis
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University: Brunel University
Graduation Year: 1998
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Artist Statement
Painting is my means of exploring and connecting to the visual world and the almost intangible feelings associated with it. By replicating elements of what I see, elements that I select, modify and present to the viewer in paint, I aim to communicate my feelings about the subject and stir the viewer’s own emotions and aesthetic sense. I paint whatever I am moved by, whether it is a simple everyday object as it catches the light from a north facing window, or clouds sweeping across the sky casting fleeting shadows on the ground below.I am fascinated by the formal considerations of line, spacing, form, colour and light. Still life in particular gives me the chance to investigate these fundamental aspects of image making. I enjoy the calm contemplative nature of the genre, the time it allows for analysis of the process of painting and the intimacy and directness that shows in the finished work. Parallel to this enquiry into vision and paint runs my inner exploration, to memories and associations, letting them influence the feel and look of the piece. In my landscape paintings, this visceral aspect of my process takes precedence over the formal. When I paint the world outside the studio my approach is to edit and rearrange reality with the intention of expressing the essence of the scene.
The motivations and ideas behind my paintings are essentially non-verbal. For me, the act of painting brings freedom from the convention of language, and creates a state of mind where I can revel in the visual world and enjoy the feelings it inspires. I hope the viewer can participate in this freedom when looking at my work.
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Selected Group Exhibitions
2012, 'Fields of Vision - Landscapes Past and Present', Orleans House Gallery, London
2011, Annual Exhibition, Royal Institute of Oil Painters, Mall Galleries, London
2011, Cork Street Open Exhibition, London
2010, Discerning Eye Exhibition, The Mall Galleries, London
2010, Open Exhibition, Chelsea Art Society, London
2010, Annual Exhibition, Royal Society of British Artists, London
2009, Annual Exhibitions, Royal Institute of Oil Painters, London
2008, Open Exhibition, New English Art Club, Mall Galleries, London
Prizes
2011, Artists and Illustrators Still Life Artist of the Year, runner up
2010, Huxley Purchase Prize