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Ellie Young

Ellie Young

University of Wales Institute Cardiff (BA Fine Art , 2010)

 

I am interested in representative painting in relation to time, the nature of the film still as a frozen moment captured and extended or the portrait sitting for an hour, each moment counting as a mark on the page. I feel that painting can measure an expansion or contraction of time and that the attempt to portray something real using paint and brushes can result in images that can be both amusing and captivating.

My artistic influences cover a broad spectrum from Titian to David Shrigley but my favourite painter is Pierre Bonnard. I am moved by the way his paintings both guide and disconcert the viewer, as though glimpsing an instant through the artists eyes, and excited by his shimmering use of colour. I am currently experimenting with heightened colours reminiscent of fauvist painters.

23 × 23 × 3 cm
  • £200.00

Exhibitions

Frontiers Cardiff Thu, 04/21/2016 to Sat, 05/07/2016
Oriel Davies Open Newtown Sat, 04/16/2016 to Wed, 06/15/2016
Lynn Painter Stainers Prize London Mon, 03/07/2016 to Sun, 03/13/2016
One Hour Portrait Studio London Tue, 09/10/2013 to Sun, 10/06/2013

Awards

Hans Brinker Trophy Hans Brinker Amsterdam Nominated For 2011

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