About ME...
My roots are in Scotland, having been born and bred there, but my life and future are now firmly planted in Sussex.
My work is influenced both by where I grew up and where I now choose to live. It is underpinned by the strong Scottish tradition and emphasis on drawing and observation, and after my training and subsequent graduation from Brighton University with a Fine Art degree, it is open to and influenced by experimentation in both subject matter and execution.
At various times I have used instillation, photography, painting and drawing to express my ideas, and at the moment am mainly using 2D methods to visually represent my current themes.
In my present work I use plants, both as inspiration and as metaphor, but also as part of the material and medium itself. In many of my pieces I allow the debris from rotted flowers to underpin and show through a painted representation of the same flowers when in bloom. I aim for this juxtaposition and contrast to set up a debate about what is real and what is illusion, and indeed what is valued by Western society today.
Since graduating in 2001, I have worked as a professional artist exhibiting in many galleries across England. I am a regular contributor to The Royal College of Art “ Secret” Exhibition, and regularly take part in exhibitions as a member of the FrockArt group. More of my work can be seen at “Art at Five” gallery, Brighton.
Moira McNair