A R T I S T

LEAH HEWSON

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Material Used

Mixed Media Painting

Stickers Ceramics

In 2007, Leah Hewson began attending Dun Laoghaire Institute of Art Design and Technology doing the Fine art course in Visual Arts Practice. She began her practice mainly through photography, looking at the movement of water. During her Second year Leah’s practice led her to engage with print, immersing herself in her fear of spiders. During the printing process she experimented with materials, which saw the beginning of the use of wallpaper in her work. Trying to develop a certain style the wallpaper became a canvas for her to research Japanese film and animation which then carried through into fourth year where the concept of her art changed by becoming fascinated by artists that create surreal and fantastical worlds, like that of Ashley Bikerton, Mark Ryden and Todd schorr.

The impact of the final image has always been an

important part in Leah’s practice. She achieves this

with the use of scale and colour which is an influence

from the bold colours of Peter Max’ work. After

completing her BA hons in Fine art, achieving a First

class Honors Degree Hewson is currently

collaborating with the ‘KTcontemporary’ gallery in

Donnybrook, Dublin producing work for sale and

commissions.

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Artist Statement

I am interested in the boundaries between reality and fantasy. I want to explore this space in relation to my own thoughts and imagination as well as elements of the outside world.

By using a mixed media approach with paint, ink, markers and stickers

on wallpaper, i attempt to move from the mundane materiality of reality

into the realm of the fantastical, creating a multitude of alien and

mutated forms that are reflected from my own personal being and

construct a way of seeing that challenges common perception and

experience.

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