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Michael English

Michael English

University Of East London (BA Hons Fine Art, 2004 , 2007)

Like anyone who feels the urge to create, I make art because I feel compelled to do so. I love it, enjoy it, and sometimes endure it.

Long fascinated by the emotional approach to light in the paintings of Rubens, Caravaggio, and fellow Baroque masters, I have always sought to explore the dynamics of light and dark in my own paintings - particularly through depicting the human form in modern interpretations of classical themes.

Alongside this I continue to work on an ongoing series of paintings that combine traditional oil painting on canvas with a modern surround of gloss paint to create vibrant studies of the human form, specifically the lines and contours that shape the human face and body.

Through fragmentation of image the gloss surround also defines the figure, and influences its tonal and colour palettes. This duality is often taken to various degrees where form is apparent but identity is at times not always clear. I also liken this to the high-contrast ‘chiaroscuro’ and ‘tenebrous’ approach of the old masters through to classic noir cinema.

70 × 82 × 3.5 cm
  • 950.00 AED
120 × 89 × 3.5 cm
  • 2,000.00 AED
65 × 65 × 3.5 cm
  • 850.00 AED
125 × 91 × 4 cm
  • 4,000.00 AED
61 × 89 × 3 cm
  • 1,200.00 AED
43 × 43 × 3 cm
  • 500.00 AED
56 × 106 × 3 cm
  • 1,200.00 AED
70 × 55 × 3 cm
  • 850.00 AED
65 × 65 × 3 cm
  • 650.00 AED

Exhibitions

2012 - '20:12' DegreeArt's Execution Room London   2007 – ‘Gibson Guitartown London’ More London Tower Bridge, London    2006 – ‘Lifecycle’ The Gallery On The Green                    Warlingham, Surrey   2006 – ‘Modern Oils’ Clocktower Café  Croydon, Surrey    2006 – ‘Pure Oils’ Fairfield Halls Sun Lounge Croydon, Surrey    2005 – ‘Pure Oils’ Fairfield Halls Sun Lounge Croydon, Surrey    2004 - Degree Show University of East London

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