Andy Hill

“My paintings come from a place inaccessible to my analytical mind. They are the fruits of a root system hidden from view. A kind of sensual arousal stirs me into action and dictates the course of the work thereafter. I listen to what my inner voice whispers and try to respond as spontaneously as I can, without thought to much else. Through my years of experience pushing paint around, I have discovered it is really only this that works and now I trust to the process implicitly. Blind faith in tackling the demands of the moment is required, which can be both exhilarating and unpredictable, but the only way to further the work is to optimize one's relationship with the life within. Identifying and exploring a specific subject is not so important, since anything could be considered worthy of attention, but being true to what one loves is everything. Openness, participation and sharing the thrill of being alive to it all, is what matters most and conveying it as honestly as possible.”

© Andy Hill 2018

Brighton Polytechnic Faculty of Art, Foundation Course, 1982

Exeter College of Art & Design, Illustration & Graphic Design BA (Honours) Degree, 1984