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born in Enfield in 1960 as life time dyslexic communication and the written language has always presented me with challenges, however art has a languish of its own and it has opened a world that before I had only glimpsed. In this new world of mine I can see that my work and my life has improved enormously as a result. If through painting I can in some small way enrich, enlighten or uplift the lives of others I am one step closer to my goals. |
| About the Artist | |
My work is varied and diverse.For me Art is the essence of humanity and the very act of creation is an exploration of ones self. Painting allows me to communicate ideas, thoughts and concepts in ways I had formally not preserved, I am fascinated by the contradictions that life throws up before us. My art reflects this by being abstract, cubist and modern in nature using strong colours, shape, texture and form to convey the deeper meanings that observations of reality have. |
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Forest Fire
54 x 65 cms |
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| Painted as a response to a forest fire whilst on holiday in Spain The ash and smoke swirled on the hot air in the dark of the night as the flames roared deafeningly.
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Grind
60 x 73 cm |
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| a painting of sadness and joy celebrating those who by need or desire must commute daily on the trains to London. For me this is a bondage of servitude for the sake of freedom.
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I said
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| painted as a response to an argument with my girlfriend, I found this both liberating and absorbing. I like the duality of meaning that the words convey.
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| Painted as a reflection of some cave paintings I visited in the Costa Blanca in Spain. High on the cliff face and eroded by time they still held deep and powerful magic despite the passage of millennia.
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The cool shade to come
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| I was struggling to explore space within an abstract format. This was one of the projects that I used to understand those concepts, by placing abstract shapes in a natural setting creating a false sense of depth and perception.
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solid void
80 x 100 cm |
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| I love the contradictions that this piece has I draws heavily on the influences of Paul Klee on of my favourite artists. |
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The thinker
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| I had a lot of fun with this richly textured piece as I explored space with colour. I was playing with the visual perspective by standing as close to the canvas as possible while holding the idea clearly in my minds eye. I got covered in paint as a result, very messy.
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| Education and biography | |
| I have been a Butcher and Chef for most of my life until a dramatic life changing event forced me to change both my media and stile of painting. I sold 13 pieces of work that year and have continued to sell mostly through word of mouth last year I developed a website and have displayed my work at a number of local events. | |
| Website: www.mjo-art.com | |
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