they are oil painted cityscapes,
produced by combining reference images from a range of perspectives and angles, the paintings are by British artist Nathan Walsh, his
latest work Catching Fire, above, was created from a combination of
photographs taken during three visits to New York City over a two year period, the painting more accurately captures the feeling of Times Square rather an
exact representation, presenting multiple horizon points to make the viewer
feel as if they are at the center of the neon-washed environment,
in addition to taking numerous photographs of his chosen
location, Walsh also spends time sketching his surroundings in a series of
thumbnail drawings,
“Of late I’ve found the sketchbook to be of increasing
importance even for notes on color or whatever I happen to be thinking about at
the time,”
he comments in an interview, “This immediate personal response to the environment plays an important role when I’m back in my studio in the United Kingdom and reliant on the photographs taken.”
“Freehand drawing is fundamental to all of my work,
allowing me to take full ownership of photographic material,” he explains,
“Rejecting the mechanical transfer of imagery forces me to construct each object from scratch and allows for a fluid and inventive approach.”
over the last three years, Walsh’s paintings have begun to
focus more heavily on the weather conditions present in a particular location,
homing in on the reflective sidewalks produced during a rainstorm or the
geometric bands of light that infiltrate an urban space during a bright,
cloudless day,
You can view of a selection of Walsh’s New York City paintings in his upcoming solo exhibition at Bernarducci Gallery in Manhattan,
which opens September 6 and runs through September 29, 2018,
more of Walsh’s cityscapes can be seen on his Instagram and Twitter, what must it feel like to have a talent like him?
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