Lot 180 - Paul Barnes - Cat I
Acrylic on paper
2023
A6 (10x15cm)
Original Artwork
Signed on Verso
This auction is raising proceeds for War Child UK
ARTIST INFO
About
Paul lives and works in the north of Scotland. Inspired by the magic of folklore and characterised by a warm, muted palette and aged plasterwork layering, reminiscent of fresco painting, narrative threads are woven around the interactions between Paul’s anthromorphised figures, in a world free from the boundaries of time and culture.
Education
Grays School of Art, Aberdeen, UK
Select Exhibitions/Awards
SOLO SHOWS
2021
World Within, World Without, Kilmorack Gallery, Scotland
Showcase, Open Eye Gallery, Edinburgh, Scotland
2017
Folk Tails, The Barn, Banchory, Scotland
Nature’s Way, Open Eye Gallery, Edinburgh, Scotland
2013
Akin, Open Eye Gallery, Edinburgh, Scotland
2012
Nocturne, Thinkspace Gallery, Los Angeles, USA
Gallery Representation
Open Eye Gallery, Edinburgh
Statement about AOAP Submitted Artwork
I wanted to try to capture the innocence of childhood in these little cat portraits. Wide eyed, inquisitive, bewildered and vulnerable. Friends, looking at each other for comfort and companionship.
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