DMU 2nd years and Kevin Holdaway exhibitions.

KEV HOLDAWAY

Kev's exhibition at the Curve Theatre in Leicester was, as expected, full of perfectly made printworks. His choice of subject, bright eye-catching colours and his meticulous eye for detail guarantees brilliant finished works.  I've always loved the medium of print and Kev's work is an inspiration to me. A lot of the prints are made with complicated reduction techniques and multiple layering of ink but watching Kev work in the studio always makes it look really easy, which I know it isn't.
Well done mate, excellent show.
 

2nd YEAR GROUP SHOW

The 2nd year show was interesting with a big mixture of different styles and the overall experience was good. Two pieces which stood out to me were the large drawing by Amy Packham and the portrait paintings of Piotr.
Amy works with nature and makes line drawings which are full of detail and pattern which echoes the natural patterns which occur in the things she draws. The works cross the line between fine art and illustration which is fine and she looks like she could do well in either one.

  

Amy Packham. 

Piotr showed a collection of paintings in his usual style. beautiful faces emerge from detailed backdrops of fashion prints and designs and I know from talking to him about his work that his mother is a fashion designer and this influence really shows through in his finished paintings. Piotr has a definite style of his own and sticks to it which I think is a good thing. He makes the paintings from copying magazine images and mixing them with his own designs and the effect is quite eye-catching. Definitely some of the best works in the show. 

Piotr's painting. 

Drawing feedback 2014...

My drawing feedback from Andy was very positive with an A as my mark. 

This has been my strongest and most enjoyed area of this first year at DMU and I intend to carry on experimenting in drawing until I find a style that is unique to myself.