Laura’s pink carnations, mixed media on canvas
Roses and the end of summer, mixed media on canvas, 137cm x 107cm
Christopher Holloway
Christopher was born and brought up in South Wales, and graduated two years ago from the University of Wales in Cardiff (UWIC) with a degree in Fine Art. He was selected to represent UWIC in the Hans Brinker Trophy Exhibition in Amsterdam in 2002, and won the Eversheds Art Purchase Prize in June 2003. His previous group exhibitions include New Artists at the Albany Gallery, Cardiff in May 2004 and Flowers at the Washington Gallery, Penarth in February 2005.
Someone once described me as an energetic but deductively sensitive painter, which I like. I try to convey a bitter sweetness and a sense of loss in my work. Using a range of materials – tissue paper, papier maché, talcum powder, wool, spray paint – I operate large, dynamic canvases and indulge in the light and the emotion of flowers in the landscape. The imagery is derived partly from my imagination and partly from actual flowers which I keep in my studio. The paintings are ethereal and non-site-specific. Some paintings have more of a sense of place than others.
Christopher Holloway, 2005