| 5th July 2010 | Having already caused a great deal of interest in the gallery, we are delighted to have an exhibition of new work by
Naomi Munuo running throughout July. With two parents trained at The Royal Academy and having already shown her own work at The RA as well as Art-Fusion Miami we believe she is an artist to invest in early. Describing her work in her own words, Naomi says:
My current body of work is the result of an artistic career that has spanned almost two decades. In the late 80s I attended St Martins College London, where I studied a degree in fashion design. It was there that I became interested in loosely illustrating the human figure using richly textured, irregular shaped surfaces. My parents both studied sculpture at the Royal Academy in the late 60s. My mother has since become an abstract painter.
I have always been inspired by 20th century artists and art from a range of diverse cultures and historical perspectives. In my paintings I explore the relationship between the object and its environment. My work uses colourful figures and objects set in abstracted patterned environments going back to an early interest in Japanese Art (flat shapes, controlled lines) combined with expressive superimposed detail. My fathers sculptures have been a fascination to me throughout my childhood and adult life and often feature within figurative compositions, with angular lines providing structure. Texture is created by using mixed media in many of my works on paper. This involves layering collage, wax resist, batik, ink, oil and pastels, more recently simply with paint. I observe the world around me with passion and interpret it spontaneously. The content of my work reflects some of the concerns of Cubism and elements of Post impressionism and Expressionism.
The exhibition forms part of the Holt Summer Festival Art Trail with other Holt galleries also putting on exciting exhibitions this month, so there are many reasons to come and visit Holt in July.
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