GIANT KITTEN SERIES   by Angela Lizon

"These kitten paintings were initially painted as an escape route from my abstract work, which I felt had offered up all its possibilities.  I have since become interested in the conversion process that happens when turning a photo of a kitten, cynically produced to appeal to children , into a large-scale fine art painting - making a kitsch image desirable.  Having two daughters and being surrounded by all things pink, fluffy and kitsch for eleven years - it seems only natural that this has fed into my work.

The large scale of the paintings owes more to George Stubbs' study of a horse (Whistejacket) in the National Gallery, London, than to Jeff Koons or other post-modernists painters."    Angela Lizon 2008 Modern Artists Gallery.

 

ABSTRACT SERIES

 "Working in layers of thin transparent paint,  which captures  a quality of vibrant and glowing light. The colour I use has been getting thinner and thinner, to allow light to pass through the paint and reflect back from the surface of the white canvas. This makes the coloured layers very susceptable to changing light conditions, allowing the painting to change appearance throughout the day as different light enhances either the warm or cold colours in the painting.

The nature of the colours means that one has to interact with my paintings to get their full effect. I liken the experience of looking at them to going from a dark room into bright sunshine and having to allow your eyes to adjust.There is a moment at twilight on a clear evening when the horizon between sea and sky disappears - if I had to give words to what I am trying to achieve then I would say that it is the quality of light at that moment in time...mesmerizing, tranquil and all encompassing.”  Angela Lizon


"Angela Lizon's  abstract paintings on canvas are pure gossamer,  creating light and space wherever they are placed."
Peggy Brodie Modern Artists Gallery Berkshire 2006


EDUCATION
BA Fine Art  Bristol Polytechnic
Post-Graduate Scholarship, Krakow Academy of Fine Art, Poland

SELECTED EXHIBITIONS
Modern Artists Gallery Berkshire  - ongoing work 2007/08
Marlow Art Collection, The National Theatre, London and touring
Fresh Art, The Barbican, London
Polish Ministry of Art and Culture, Krakow
Brewhouse Theatre and Arts Centre, Taunton
Eye Gallery, Bristol
Artisans Gallery, Bath
The Laing Collection, The Mall Galleries, London
Saville Row Gallery, Bath
Bruton St Gallery, London
The Old Vic, Bristol
The Pastel Society (prize winner), The Mall Galleries, London
Portobello Open, London
Art on Tour, Bristol
The Schoolhouse Gallery, Bath
Maritime Museum, Exeter
Red Dot Gallery Thame

COLLECTIONS

Cameron McKenna
Broadcast Film & Video Ltd
BDH Design & Direction Ltd