Munroe Richter
Degree: BA Hons
University: Grays School of Art
Graduation Year: 2023
New Blood Art Commentary
Munroe Richter is a painter who draws on myth, personal narrative, and modern symbols to create his pieces. He explores what it means to be a painter in today’s image saturated culture, with the nature of technology giving human’s a shorter attention span. Richter balances traditional realism with imagination to make sense of both his and the viewer’s grasp on reality. As well as painting, Richter experiments with sculpture, such as his ceramic finger cleverly titled “Lady Finger”, with which he represents recognisable objects in a way that demands a second look.
David Blyth, Contemporary Art Practice Course Leader and Academic Strategic Lead (Fine Art) at Gray's School of Art:
Munroe is a highly skilled painter who relates to traditional techniques and philosophies. Tools to explore new and innovative ways of presenting ideas to audience. Crafted objects that push the boundaries from conception to execution.
Artist Statement
As a painter, I question the value and potential of the medium in a world rife with images and short attention spans. Drawing on myth, contemporary symbols, and intimate narratives I invite the viewer to make sense of a world I do not quite understand myself. My practice has one foot firmly in the tradition of academic realism and the other probing at the flotsam of imagination.