Abi Huxtable

Born in 1979 and currently living and working in London, I am an artist who has evolved a strong relationship with digital imagery throughout my career. Before delving into the world of
painting, I worked as a digital retoucher in the fashion industry for over 15 years.

Recently, with the huge advancements in AI, I’ve become interested in generating images that have the appearance of real photographs. I use these images as references for my paintings, which reflect the aesthetic I’ve been exposed to for much of my life; while contemplating a way to co-create with this new technology.

I’m fascinated by the possibility of this technology to create people and places that are a constellation of presences across different timelines. Speculative characters who may or may not have existed, or might in the future. By rendering them in oil paint, I’m giving them a material presence in the world, solidifying them.

I chose the subject of hamburgers for the paintings, as I like the parallels that can be drawn between the act of consumption of burgers and AI. I’ve always felt extremely suspicious of what was inside a burger; despite the shiny exterior of the bun and enticing advertisements I always wondered – is it good for me? Similarly ...

MA Painting at Royal College of Art - 2017

BA (Hons) Photographic Art at University of Wales College Newport - 2000

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Retour, Kensington and Chelsea College, London, UK March 2019

Stewart’s Law RCA Secret, The Royal College of Art, London, UK, 2018
Collection Point, AMP Gallery, London, UK, 2018
Headcleaner, The Royals, Southend, UK, 2018

Stewart’s Law RCA Secret, The Royal College of Art, London, UK, 2017
100% Southend, Twenty One, Southend, UK, 2017
RCA Degree Show, The Royal College of Art, London, UK, 2017
Dimensions of Time, The Crypt Gallery, London, UK, 2017

Fifty-six hours, The Royal College of Art, London, UK, 2016
Stewart’s Law RCA Secret, The Royal College of Art,
London, UK, 2016
RCA Secret Dubai, Art Dubai, Dubai, UAE, 2016
Work in Progress Show, The Royal College of Art, London, UK, 2016