Eight artists based in Leeds
A Response to XYZ
A Response to XYZ is a response to the challenge of exhibiting in a non-physical space, according to the world health crisis.
The artists showing here have made their works in isolation. In compliance with Covid-19 restrictions, the artists could not access shared studio spaces, and as such the works were not able to inform one another during production.
However, exhibiting in a group allows for individual practises to socialise, something we feel is vital. Some works may contradict each other, some may have similarities, some offering alternative perspectives and all with different themes.
As such, this website is arranged by media type. Being a digital platform, most of our works have to rely on representations to communicate, and we feel that photos, videos and writing are three useful representational devices. For more on this, please see our blog posts under the Writing tab.
What is common here is not one single shared idea, theme or concept, but we, as artists, are all responding to XYZ
My practice has been following a monochrome cartoon style of drawing using ink pen and paper that depicts how I view society. So far I have produced pieces that respond to various political and social issues that exist within the UK.
My work is focused on the abstract, taking inspiration from female trauma and representations of feminine rage. I mainly work with acrylics or oil on canvas, but I also experiment with video and performance art.
Using oil paints, I concentrate on the adaptive process between blending and layering strong contrasting and complementing colours, creating feelings of unease.
Through combining a variety of mediums, I explore the relationship between material manipulation and representing the introspective. Investigation proposes to lead to abstracted depictions of both reality and the subconscious.
Primarily working with paint, I make figurative pictures, interested in identity, the social, the anecdotal and the everyday.
My practice Amorphous Beings revolves around writing personal essays surrounding my experiences and burning the pages. I then let my mind go free to make paintings and sculptures that act as true representations of creative identity. I frame all the works together to represent my practice; overlapping and messy.
My work explores the notion of colour and emotion, breaking down stereotypes and forming a deeper, more personal connection to the colours around.
For my practice I primarily use oil paint, encapsulating intimate and tender moments through figuration, focusing on the medium’s properties and layering of evocative colours.