Becky Young

Becky Young is an artist and photographer located in Windsor, Berkshire.

When Becky was a little girl she was fascinated by her great Aunts stories of standing on the rooftops of London during the war, on the lookout for fires. Ever since she has been drawn to the lives that our buildings have seen. The trails of our everyday trace their patterns in and through our homes and cities. Where we live holds our history, sometimes written in the walls, with shrapnel marks. The patterns of architecture reflect the crisscrossing of a thousand lives. The glass of modern building can reflect not only older buildings, but the nature they occupy and the eternal sky.

Studying for her degree in printed textiles Becky began to explore architecture, the patterns and shapes, nature verses structure, and putting colours together. At the time textile print patterns were dominated by flowers, but choosing to work with contemporary bars Becky was able to print designs that would work in a more structural and public setting as opposed to the usual soft furnishings for home. After University Becky continued with more structural pieces working freelance designing small repeats for fabric companies aimed at the US market. This led to some more illust...

BA Honours Degree in Surface Design

Brick Lane Gallery, London
Islington Candid Arts Contemporary Art Fair