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My practice is concerned with the concept of the duality of the human condition, creating visual and tactile contrast to challenge ideas on identity and belonging between cultures. Taking inspiration from earthly, psychological and ethereal landscapes, I aim to comment on the unique interplay between clarity and obscurity, evoking the distinct feeling of aloneness within the constructed or natural environment, despite its all-encompassing and universal presence. I explore the use of concrete within my oil paintings, as the stark contrast between these materials and their symbolism, to me, reflects the complexities and contradictions of the human psyche; the co-existence of strength and vulnerability, chaos and order.  

In keeping with my work as a medical doctor and an artist, my exploration is beginning to question, and attempts to address the historically complex relationship between art and science. Interpretations of constructivism enabled artists to forge links with industrialism and the scientific approach by employing geometric and mathematical narrative, leading to ’Concretism’; that art should only represent itself, and nothing of the world around it. The divergence of the ‘neo-concrete’ movement focused on the ability of concrete to be more reflective of life, bodily senses and expression rather than simply constrained by its industrial or scientific origins. Through my own practice, I am eager to build on these approaches. By exploration of materiality and use of concrete as a sculptural element to be used within my paintings, I am attempting to bridge the gap between the more rationalistic, or emotionally sober concept of concretism and a more expressive, reflective perspective. 

In addition to looking at both historical context and contemporary artists, my research incorporates photography and sketches of natural rock formations and fossilised material, focusing on not only the substrates but how they interact with their surroundings. Through deliberate and intentional exploration of colour and gesture, I hope to further understand but also to test and challenge the scope of my practice.

My practice is concerned with the concept of the duality of the human condition, creating visual and tactile contrast to challenge ideas on identity and belonging between cultures. Taking inspiration from earthly, psychological and ethereal landscapes, I aim to comment on the unique interplay between clarity and obscurity, evoking the distinct feeling of aloneness within the constructed or natural environment, despite its all-encompassing and universal presence. I explore the use of concrete within my oil paintings, as the stark contrast between these materials and their symbolism, to me, reflects the complexities and contradictions of the human psyche; the co-existence of strength and vulnerability, chaos and order.  

In keeping with my work as a medical doctor and an artist, my exploration is beginning to question, and attempts to address the historically complex relationship between art and science. Interpretations of constructivism enabled artists to forge links with industrialism and the scientific approach by employing geometric and mathematical narrative, leading to ’Concretism’; that art should only represent itself, and nothing of the world around it. The divergence of the ‘neo-concrete’ movement focused on the ability of concrete to be more reflective of life, bodily senses and expression rather than simply constrained by its industrial or scientific origins. Through my own practice, I am eager to build on these approaches. By exploration of materiality and use of concrete as a sculptural element to be used within my paintings, I am attempting to bridge the gap between the more rationalistic, or emotionally sober concept of concretism and a more expressive, reflective perspective. 

In addition to looking at both historical context and contemporary artists, my research incorporates photography and sketches of natural rock formations and fossilised material, focusing on not only the substrates but how they interact with their surroundings. Through deliberate and intentional exploration of colour and gesture, I hope to further understand but also to test and challenge the scope of my practice.

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