art.garvey
I graduated in 2021 from Leeds Arts University with a first class Hons BA Fine Art. My work talks about the hum-drum of everyday life, its metaphors and anthropomorphic correlations.
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Working intuitively and with memory, ideas come Into my dreams or I wake and ponder through the early hours when most people are sleeping.
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I am drawn to the beauty in the unlikely and where there is dichotomy between comfort and discord; the everyday; overlooked; and underrated, which have an association to the human condition.
My practice encompasses found or acquired materials; that have history; and 'speak to me'; whilst promoting heritage, economic and environmental concerns. More recently I have been involved with textiles, weaving and ceramics. Ultimately I want to explore this further, making explosive interconnections between craft, conceptual and expressive ways of communication.
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Since graduating I continue to embrace my curiosity and yearn to learn, through exploring, developing, and blending new processes as well as getting to meet new and inspiring artists.
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My studio practice is kept alive by seeking opportunities and exhibitions which invariably keep my feet firmly on the ground.
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