The Hypnotist
2020 - 120x120 cm oil on canvas.
'The Hypnotist' commemorating the George Hicks Contemporary prize. This large figurative work is an unusual blend of narratives, at once historical delights of Royals, Egyption Tombs and authority figures that arc into questions of what makes humans susceptible to suggestion in contemporary times. Who is hypnotising who here? The scale, composition and delicately layered paint are executed with expertise and a sense of spontaneity. The unfinished patterns are reminiscent of the decorative mark making of Klimt and the surrealist use of the eye; the mirror, protector and window.
Rebecca Agnew - Judge
The Proposal
2020 - 160x160 cm oil on canvas.
The Proposal is a kaleidoscopic scene depicting the many different versions of who you could grow to be, or something similar like everyone you’ll ever know being present at your birth. It is a painting that illuminates alternative narratives for a centralized character.
Cornah Willis - Arts writer
Missing Title
2020 - 140x140 cm oil on canvas.
A sudden shift of light infantry
2020 - 100x100 cm oil on canvas.
A family of bees
2020 - 140x140 cm oil on canvas.
There will be an invitation and a request
2020 - 80x80 cm oil on canvas.
An altogether removal of identity
2020 - 100x100 cm oil on canvas.
The Poet
2020 - 120x120 cm oil on canvas.
An experiment in levitation
2020 - 140x140 cm oil on canvas.