New Artists

Selected for 2018 RSA New Contemporaries, David Rae is part of a growing interest in the possibility of unspoken narratives through the use of realism and subtraction. Rae’s paintings offer a remarkable sense of space through the realistic rendition of textures and perspective and behind this curtain of reality the figureless, empty spaces suggest an […]

Anna Mickevica has the rare talent of being able to capture realism through expressive mark-making. Her work gives only enough detail to the forms, allowing the viewer to complete the intricacies of her subject-matter, be it figurative or scenic. Mickevica’s figurative work is largely gestural, with a visceral and vulnerable quality to the rolled flesh […]

Energetic and ambiguous, the work of Becky Hanney facilitates a performative play between viewer and painting. The viewer is invited to find meaning and form within the work though simultaneously, the abstract strokes of paint remain unmoored to interpretation. In this way, the paintings each toy with the symbolic meaning of painting as a tradition […]

David Iain Brown’s work is evocative of Germano Celant’s vision of Arte Povera, and the idea of the artist as an individual devoted to the “self-projection of human activity”. Indeed, Brown’s work involves a performative reflection on the creative process. Often using found objects from his own, and other artists’ studios, he explores the artistic […]

“As a maker of images and narratives, the stories and situations that populate and reside within my work are directly extended from memory and my own sense of self in relation to place. There lies a nostalgic undertone that is, at times, compromised by a sense of threat – a culmination of sentiment and reality. […]

“Each painting is a direct response to the experience of being in life class and making sequences of observational drawings that capture the shifting shapes and colour of the human figure. These provide material for my paintings, where I emphasise colour and shape through the use of line and overlapping glazes. It is the subtle, […]

“I am an abstract fine artist who has developed a style of painting that combines technical devices from several artistic traditions. I use very fine needles and brushes to create intricate compositions. My artwork is informed by subjects such as quantum physics, Hubble space telegraphy, paranormal science, esoteric mysticism and Nordic art. These sources are […]

“Water is arguably one of the most powerful forces on the planet. Whether in its liquid state, frozen as ice or in gaseous form it is constantly modifying landscapes all over the world. I want to capture the depth and beauty of the Earth’s surface and its water systems, whilst highlighting the changes they are […]

‘Painting for me is a very personal outlet for an unspoken language, one that can translate my emotions to a tangible substance. I am inspired by the way Impressionists capture vitality and how Netherlandic flower painting creates contrasts between what is dark; dead, and bright; alive. My recent work has sought to use the translucent […]

“My work explores the sublime through the use of blending colours, and shapes in harmony with the Divine Proportion. The feature of the stained glass window represents the light of truth and evokes religious ideology in connection to the Divine Light. My work further references the image-laden culture which drives our everyday world, from pixels […]