Emma Condliffe

Condliffe studied Fine Art at the Exeter School of Art & Design from 1995 to 1998 specialising in painting. Schooled by John Virtue, she was influenced by his monochrome palette and strong brush marks. At this time she was interested in the portraits of Francis Bacon and his depiction of the figure, but also interested in the manipulation of paint used by Gerhardt Richter.

Interested by the very nature of paint, its pliability and the contradiction between the representational image and the abstract nature of its form, she creates work which is figurative, but within which the paint remains a vital and evident element. Condliffe's work seeks to question how this representation can then evoke an emotional response from the viewer.

Condliffe has shown work nationally and lives and works in Streatham, South London.

BA Hons Fine Art, University of Plymouth.