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Abandoned Church one Painting

Simon Hopkinson

United Kingdom

Painting, Acrylic on Canvas

Size: 35.4 W x 31.5 H x 0.8 D in

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ABOUT THE ARTWORK

I sometimes attempt a gothic atmosphere in my work, as with this scene from Cardiff. The church is left rotting under blue summer sky as if corrupting the day with an unholy mood. The woman seems dangerously close to its cobwebbed interior.

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Painting:

Acrylic on Canvas

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Size:

35.4 W x 31.5 H x 0.8 D in

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My work comes mainly from less loved UK scenery, especially of the urban, generic and random variety. I tend to avoid more popular attractions, searching for the views to reflect my mood or, increasingly, what seems like the darkness of today's world. While helped by my photography, I usually paint more loosely than a photorealist would, leaving some feeling on the surface. I am more concerned with atmosphere, colour and socially relevant content than with concept or form. Aesthetically speaking, my main message would be that beauty is wider than generally accepted - arguably universal - and not confined to prettiness, elegant shapes or particular types of subject. I look to combine what for me is the visual appeal of my preferred locations with a sense of contemporary malaise. As well as continuing with my usual stuff, lately I’ve been working on a new fantasy series, trying to make something strange and dystopian from images shot in my ex garden, which had grown to look increasingly abandoned.

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