Kevin Morris

Generally when I begin a new painting, I have no pre-determined direction and start painting spontaneously, allowing my ideas to evolve naturally. This often results in the work changing drastically from start to finish, allowing either visual or textural forms to remain evident beneath the surface.
Using words, images and colour, along with shape and texture, I build up the picture's surface, layer upon layer, until I feel there is a pleasing overall balance, and a visually interesting and unified composition. The words used, not only convey a defined meaning ( which might pin-point a time, place, certain idea, person, event or thought,) but are also included as visual elements in themselves.
In my paintings I use references from music, pop culture, books, current events and anything else that might be influencing me at the time. I have a strong interest in outsider art and continue to be inspired by Art History with its many aspects.
Overall, my general goal when creating art, is to give something to the viewer that they will have to study in depth, to fully absorb the information presented.

COLLECTIONS

Montpelier Re
H.M. Customs Bermuda
A.I.G.
Bermuda National Gallery
Masterworks Foundatio...

SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS

2001-Kafu Gallery,Bermuda,"All In One,Part One"
2001-Rosebank Gallery,Bermuda,Group Exhibition
2001-K.O.R. Gallery,Ontario,Canada,Group Exhibition

2002-Bermuda Society of Arts,"Group of 5"
2002-Bermuda Society of Arts,"Emerging Artists"
2002-Bermuda National Gallery,Bacardi Limited Biennial Exhibition of Contemporary Bermuda Art
2002-Kafu Gallery,Bermuda,"Red Show"

2003-Bermuda Society of Arts,"Group of 5,II"
2003-Bermuda Society of Arts,"Emerging Artists"
2003-Bermuda Arts Center at Dockyard,"Primary Colours",(co-featured artist with Edwin Smith)
2003-Bermuda National Gallery,"Bermuda Collection:350 Years of Art in Bermuda"
2003-Masterworks Foundation,Arrowroot Gallery,Bermuda

2004-Bermuda National Gallery,Bacardi Limited Biennial Exhibition of Contemporary Bermuda Art
2004-Kafu Gallery,Bermuda,"B-Sides"
2004-Alexander Clayton Gallery,Stratford-Upon-Avon,England,Group Exhibition
2004-Civic Hall Galley,Stratford-Upon-Avon,England,Group Exhibition
2004-The Gallery,Stratford-Upon-Avon,England,juried exhibition

2005-Bermuda Society of Arts,"Photography Show"
2005-Bermuda Society of Arts,"Summer Show"

2006-Bermuda National Gallery,Bacardi Limited Biennial Exhibition of Contempo...