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AUDREY BRIDGET


Recommended Artist : SIMON CLARIDGE COUNTRY : UK Video links : http://vimeo.com/14484121

The human form is such a fantastic thing to paint; the eye never tires of seeing what it is programmed to

respond to on such a guttural level. Exploring the human form provides me a rich seem of inspiration both

on a formal visual plain and perhaps more importantly on an innate, visceral level.

I want the work to have an initial raw impact which given time perhaps will inspire memories and fantasies

which can become intertwined. It’s this line between fantasy and reality which I believe we all walk on

from time to time that interests me. My goal is to leave to the viewer some tangible emotional feeling. If

the flat areas of colour I create on the canvas surface can be given depth in the imagination of the viewer

then I feel it’s been successful.

Perhaps surprisingly given the simplicity and graphic nature of my finished works, I hardly ever know what

they are going to look like when I start on them. The preparatory work is based in the sketchbook. This is

where the formal reduction of the source material starts. It is a trial and error exercise based on

experience and gut instinct. On an aesthetic level I want to create a formal relationship of abstract shapes

and voids within the predetermined field of the canvas boundary. However this needs to be balanced with

the emotive content I want the piece to convey.

This is the most challenging but exciting part of the process for me, as the final composition reveals it’s

self through the pencil marks. This basic composition is then transferred on to the canvas where invariably

more changes are made. Before finally covering the canvas as quickly as possible with acrylic paint to

ascertain the colours and tones I want. Once happy with these then the painstaking layers of paint are

applied, the processes of building up the layers to achieve the completely flat finish is one that takes great

patience, however ultimately brings the most satisfaction as the work starts takes on a life of its own.

As I create the sharp lines on the canvas surface it starts to blur the lines between reality and fantasy.





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