Charlotte Cornish
Charlotte Cornish is a well established artist producing prints and paintings. The dominant theme of her work is the nature of human experience. Creating tensions and harmonies through the use of colour and form.
Much of the initial inspiration for Charlotte’s work comes from places she has visited and have significance to her. Often using photographs as a starting point, and as the compositions develop, combining elements taken from the photographs with imagery drawn from personal experience. Charlotte is fascinated by the possibilities of colour and colour relationships and the infinite potential they have to create dynamic connections and reactions.
Charlotte Cornish uses acrylic paint for her paintings as it dries relatively quickly. I like to build up numerous layers of poured paint in thin veils, which contrast with more thickly applied paint, creating a raised surface on the canvas. Waiting until the paintings are dry before applying each subsequent new mark allows her the opportunity to remove or modify painted areas, without affecting the preceding layers. I work with the canvases flat on the floor for much of the time. The paintings take at least eight weeks to complete.
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Education
- 1992-1994 Central St. Martins College
- 1990-1992 Slade School of Fine Art, London
- 1987-1990 University of Brighton, Sussex
Selected Exhibitions
- 2019 – Cambridge Contemporary Art
- 2018 – Sarah Wiseman Gallery, Oxford
- 2017 – Sarah Wiseman Gallery, Oxford
- 2016 – Bellwood and Wright Fine Art, Lancaster
- 2014 – Studio 18, Jersey
- 2014 – Woolff Gallery, London
ARTIST SUMMARY
Categories:
- Paintings
- Prints
Other Artwork Types:
- Monotype Printing Techniques with Acrylic on Paper
Mediums:
- Paintings on Canvas
- Prints – Artist-Screen Prints
- Prints – Artist-Mono-prints
Subject Matter:
- Abstract
Much of the initial inspiration for my work comes from places I have visited and have significance to me.
Charlotte Cornish