Gaynor Young

My work is about the connection of life and death and capturing beautiful and unusual images, sometimes a question why and a sense of something ethereal, mystical, otherworldly or the other world of the 1950's and 60's. They are often saturated with vivid colour, high density, possibly inspired by old 1950's/60's Harper's Baazar and the first 'Technicolor' films of the 1940's/50's, such as The Red Shoes and A Matter of Life and Death. The fantasy aspect of these films together with watching The Avengers, The Prisoner, Twin Peaks, visiting Portmeirion may also have had an affect on my work and given it a slightly surreal and retro feel.

A strong influence was the experience of growing up in a walled garden, originally a nursery to Bold Hall, built by Giacomo Leoni in 1732. Entering through some arched iron gates, inside the nursery wall was filled with flowers, plants, fruit, trees, outside the wall, through the arch, 3 wood doors and a hidden 4th, was edged with woodland, wild with trees and lush vegetation to get lost in.

I graduated with a Bachelor of Arts, First Class Honours Degree in Printed Textile Design. I was chosen for a 1 month studio placement by Robert Vernet Design Studio in Lyons and Jean-Marie Giraud Design ...

Bachelor of Arts Degree.
1st Class Honours.
Faculty of Art and Design. Liverpool.

My paintings, photography and designs have been exhibited at:
Glasgow Gallery of Photography. International Photography Exhibition.
Boilerhouse Gallery. V+A Museum. London.
Sears Building. Cesar Chavez. San Francisco.
Printsource. New York.
Première Vision. Paris.
Peter Scott Gallery. Lancaster University.
Signature Gallery. Kendal.
Gallery 23. Lancaster.
Luneside Studios. Lancaster.
Ashton Memorial Gallery. Lancaster.