Lloyd Gill Biography

Weston-Super-Mare, UK, 1980 -

Young, British painter, photograher and designer Lloyd Gill is fascinated by architecture. His acrylic paintings on canvas are the result of his investigation of architectural space. In his bold, highly coloured compositions, there is no dominance of positive over negative space, reflecting the relationship between form, construction and space in architecture.

Gill graduated in fine art from the University of Wales Institute, Cardiff and as well as painting, works s a web designer.

Awards:

2003 - Harry Walker Prize, Victoria Gallery, Bath, UK.

1999 - Weston College Governors Prize , Weston Super Mare.

Exhibitions:

2003: - Urban Entrapment, Euro Art Studios, Tottenham England - The Cheltenham group of Artists Open Exhibition 03 Pittville Gallery University of Gloucestershire, Albert Road, Cheltenham, UK. - Crescent Arts The Crescent, Scarborough, North Yorkshire , UK. - Blue Wing Gallery Bircan Kanet and Steve Harper216 Sandycombe Road, Surrey, UK.

2002: - Bath Society of Artists 97th Annual Exhibition Victoria Art Gallery Bath - Royal West of England 150th Autumn exhibition, Bristol, UK.

Artist's statement:

My work embraces the simulated world, focusing attention on the interchange ? ability of real and imaginary, actual and virtual. My work studies the relationship between spatial dimensions and perception in conjunction with art. I have a fascination with scientific theories that try to grasp an understanding of the universe. I have learnt to identify key spatial relationships within architecture, by photographing various architectural structures and observing architectural space. Depth, volume, mass and perspective are some of the important spatial aspects I look for in architecture. The spatial relationship is used as a platform to develop initial ideas into final work. The general purpose of the architecture is to create a composition for the spectators eye to travel around.

Architecture is a habitat for my sub-conscious, a place where I can consume ideas and concepts. On a metaphorical level the empty spaces, i.e. corridors, are solid forms, sculptures of subatomic mass. They appear to be void of objects; but I see the void itself as the object. I am ultimately attempting to extend the matrix of interpretation, and to constantly shift the relationship between the viewer and the work.

[In reference to painting] Non - objective form: Abstract forms can help represent space in an alternative perspective. The surrounding space around the substituted non - objective shapes has lost its finiteness, and is no longer susceptible of measurement, but nevertheless kept its identity and has different external to internal space. This surrounding space, however, can appear to protrude as well as recede from the two - dimensional plane [canvas].