White Syntax (vi), (Unavailable) Painting

I'm an Edinburgh based, abstract artist working with materials commonly found in the urban environment. Torn down billposters, found wood and concrete are typical of the mediums I use to emphasise physicality and the passage of time. By using processes such as abrasion, cutting and décollage I reconfigure the material to create work that unites mass, surface and pattern. My work occupies a space between painting and sculpture under the context of a central theme: 'Our shifting attitudes towards time and place in the digital age.' I began as a graffiti artist in the mid 1980’s before switching to studio-based work in 2005. Although having dismissed graffiti aesthetics the experience of working directly in the urban environment has shaped my understanding of how we interact with our surroundings.