Painting: the past in the present
Visual explorations between self and place that rely on recall and felt experience as a way of keeping the past in the present.My primary aim with this body of work is to celebrate the diversity of Scottish culture, albeit from a Glaswegian perspective, through my visual art practice. I particularly want to acknowledge the migrant women of Glasgow's East End, many of whom came from Ireland to Scotland at the turn of the 20th century. It is through a process of weaving wet and dry materials, in the making of paintings and drawings that I celebrate not only their contribution to the community and culture of Glasgow, but, as a homage to my mother whose identity was embedded in her craft of knitting that was enjoyed by many.
Visual explorations between self and place that rely on recall and felt experience as a way of keeping the past in the present.My primary aim with this body of work is to celebrate the diversity of Scottish culture, albeit from a Glaswegian perspective, through my visual art practice. I particularly want to acknowledge the migrant women of Glasgow's East End, many of whom came from Ireland to Scotland at the turn of the 20th century. It is through a process of weaving wet and dry materials, in the making of paintings and drawings that I celebrate not only their contribution to the community and culture of Glasgow, but, as a homage to my mother whose identity was embedded in her craft of knitting that was enjoyed by many.
Crossing Borders, Oil on Canvas on Board, 60x60cm, 2014.
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Crossing Borders ll, Oil on Board, 100x90cm, 2014.
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