Craig Hewitt

I am a graphic designer and digital artist. I have contributed to 2 group exhibitions here in London. Designed for Bjork.

I am fascinated by how we as men portray ourselves on dating sites - how we wish to be perceived, what extremes we go to, our egos, narcissism, the stories we tell (and lies), the superficiality, the 'choose me, I'm Mr Right (or Mr Rightnow)'. My portraits and figurative work look at these subjects. Some of the images have usernames from dating site profiles. I call the group of work 'Mercurial Men' as the subjects look shiny, reflective, metallic (often corroded) but also fluid and there seems to be something bubbling below the surface, changes taking place. Also that mercury is toxic. Gods or monsters? Reality or illusion?

Artists I like:
Marlene Dumas, Francis Bacon, Jenny Saville, Egon Schiele, Jeff Koons, Rembrandt, Luc Tuymans, Katharina Fritsch, Andy Warhol, Glen Brown, Caravaggio, Jan Van Eyck, Cornelia Parker, Rachael Whiteread, Walter Sickert, Anish Kapoor, Eberhard Havekost, George Shaw, Barbara Hepworth, Andreas Gursky, Gary Hume, Christian Boltanski...