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Peter Davies

Peter Davies

Bas Relief, Mixed-media, Oils & Acrylics, Pencil & Charcoal
I am interested in the relationship between image and reality. Art as an illusion. Not just of the objects but of the physical space around them and their interaction with light. I am currently exploring this in two ways. Firstly— in two dimensions ...

I am interested in the relationship between image and reality. Art as an illusion. Not just of the objects but of the physical space around them and their interaction with light. I am currently exploring this in two ways.
Firstly— in two dimensions working alla prima. Striving to be as absolute as possible, I try to see the subject and its space as boundaries of light and dark, and let the Forms emerge. One conceit from this approach is to achieve the illusion whilst retaining the mark. A sort of reverse trompe l'oeil.
Secondly— by creating bas relief images that interact with real light giving the two dimensional illusion.
In both these ways I play with the idea summed up by the title of Rene Magritte’s famous work the ‘The Treachery of Images’, that the artwork can never be the thing—and from that comes the freedom to explore!
Though I’m not interested in narrative work, I will use a particular material/technique to describe some aspect of reality. In my Mining paintings I took as inspiration the surface of the photographs used for reference (worn and battered like an old rock seam) and worked the charcoal accordingly.

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07753-402109

peter.davies@bramblesartretreat.com

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Cookworthy Knapp

Peter Davies
£295.00

Remnant

Peter Davies
£495.00

Prone nude

Peter Davies
£450.00

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