My work & me

Based on the Isle of Wight, my previous life as a video games artist seems a long way away. Here, the mental 'quietness' I am now afforded, allows me to explore my passion for abstraction within my art. I find myself probing the ‘inner mindscapes’, the invisible architecture that shapes our thoughts, emotions, and mental states. These mental landscapes often seem chaotic, but hidden within them is a structure that reveals itself through my work.I am fascinated by the way thoughts form, break apart, connect, and merge into new ideas, and especially how some thoughts intrude (for me the number 47). I use geometry, colour, and line to express these facets. These compositions don’t symbolize specific thoughts, but instead form a visual language that captures the atmosphere of a mental state – a mood perhaps, or indeed a feeling.To give these ideas form, I choose reclaimed materials for the special character that comes with age and their past life. Toy building blocks help me build quickly; their different shapes, colours, and sizes make selection intuitive, even compulsive. Permanently fixing as I go, the artwork as a whole evolves. Somehow it takes life, and as I add more, the relationships between the colours, lines and geometry changes, in tune with my state of mind.Creating these works is a balancing act between structure and spontaneity, planning and letting go; trying to truly listen through the noise of sometimes impulsive distraction. It’s a constant 'struggle', reflecting my personal experience of finding harmony between analytical thought, unwanted thought, and creative flow.Each piece is an experiment, an attempt to capture a fleeting moment of the mind’s ongoing processes, inviting viewers to connect with the complexities of our inner worlds: mindforms