| Adrian Waterton - My thoughts and Ideas
I produce highly striking graphic work, based on a range of sources, ideas and inspirations – even to the extent of doodling on the shower screen when taking a shower. Many of my ideas can be considered strange, and some so complicated that even I can’t work out how to put them on paper’. My work always starts with a sheet of paper, a drawn rectangle box and some sort of repetitive design somewhere in the corner. When the picture is finished it bears no resemblance to the first few pen to paper marks or from the ideas I originally had. I draw my inspiration from a lot of shapes found around the home and use them as stencils. The sea on my ink drawing Bournemouth is made from old garden hedge trimmer blades. I draw my inspiration from the mathematically precise and perplexingly ambivalent work of M.C. Escher. I loved the illusion and quirky aspects of his drawings, and his clever use of depth and deception. Im a self-taught artist, who has developed a unique style of work – in essence something i describe as ‘modern graphic design with a twist of humour’. My work is a mix of waterproof ink, pure black paints and long lasting St Petersburg watercolours. Some of my works have found a following with architects in London who like the crisp sharp lines that take you on what i believe to be a journey into infinity’. It is this‘journey’, and perhaps a brush with death, that inspires my work today. In August 1998 I had a horrific motorbike accident and was told to start learning to write with my left hand due to severe damage and lack of grip. During my time of rehabilitation, I developed a previously untapped artistic talent and have found more ideas as the time has passed. |
