Lot: 18
Artist: Dani Humberstone
Title: Orange square
Medium: oil on canvas
Framed size: 36cm x 47cm
Price range of artists similar works: £220 - £650
To leave a bid on this artwork email: Lot 18 Dani Humberstone
NB this artwork features in a book by the artist "How to paint Abstracts"
a copy of which is offered with this lot.
About the artist:
The majority of my current work is based on a personal form of abstract
expressionism. A style of abstract art originally centred largely in New
York in the mid 1950’s, many of the exponents being Russian or
European immigrants.
Many of the artists had a general interest in myth as a way into
understanding the human psyche, the forces of nature and the "human
condition". Artists of the time included: Marc Rothko, Jackson Pollock,
Robert Motherwell, Lee Krasner, Clyfford Still, Willem de Kooning and
Barnett Newman.
I am drawn to this movement because it is how I work instinctively. I am
led through the process of making a painting, balancing colour and form.
I use very strong colours - juxtaposed, in harmony or as a glaze, using
the relationship and tension this creates to give the painting its energy. I
like to suggest a light source coming from within the work itself.
As a painter it is my aim to communicate in a direct and personal way.
Colour is an immediate language that is more felt than comprehended
and allows the artist to speak with subtlety and strength.
I don't usually make sketches (unless required to do so by a client) or
even pre-plan paintings and work directly with paint on to the canvas.
Beauty is hugely important to me and essential in my work. Making a
painting that is both beautiful and powerful is at the heart of what I do.
My current work combines realism with an element of the abstract, as a
way to describe this work I call it “Synchromatic Realism”. For me the
work indicates “the acceptance of difference”, with the subjects acting as
a mutual reply and inspiration to each other.
The result is an almost surreal image. I have chosen to place the
subjects in a 17th century inspired background. I use candlelight as the
principal light source, which gives a strong warm light and throws very
dark shadows. The darker background colours project the painted
subjects forward.
I would like the observer to be part of the process of making art. The
feelings inspired by the painting make it a personal experience whilst
giving it both validity and significance.