Michael Dow

Michael Dow artist

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My work with found objects from the Greek Islands (in particular, the Cyclades) is based upon an interest in landscape and a sense of place. Putting together works which are about a place and made with objects from that place invites us to look beyond appearance.

Alongside

The abandoned objects are collected from boatyards, beaches and derelict buildings and assembled in a similar way to placing paint on canvas, with the same consideration given to colour, shape, form and surface. They now have a new function, temporarily arrested from their decay and most still holding secrets of their history but offering some clues to inform the finished work as they are lifted from obscurity. Each object has a unique surface and is the product of human endeavour, unknown hands and the passing of time. Now appointed to a new purpose, they invite examination and reflect changes which are mirrored in our own lives.
These collages or assemblages have a narrow depth and are framed in boxes. Abstract in concept, the fabric of their construction draws them towards the real world, to the maritime associations from which they came and yet leaves room for us to allow the object to transcend the descriptive and take on a wider significance.

Slipway 3

All sizes given for the collages include the boxes which frame the pieces and are ready to hang. All the collages are for sale.

The paintings gallery is a selection from various styles I have worked in. Some of the paintings are for sale and some are here for reference. Please contact if you would like further details.

Selected exhibitions Whitechapel Open, Whitechapel Art Gallery, London ; Royal Festival Hall, London ; City University, London ; Stanislaus, California ; Occidental, Los Angeles ; Square Gallery, Hampstead, London ; Invited Artist, The Discerning Eye 2005, The Mall Galleries, London ; Stark Gallery, Canterbury. Work in private collections in Great Britain, France and the U.S.A.

Lives in Whitstable, Kent.