Visual Arts
James Marshall
ARTIST'S STATEMENT
"My paintings give insight into my life and the world around me. Raw images are used over layered backgrounds to build depth and persuade the viewer to see things from my perspective. Elements such as colour are applied to swamp the viewer as if a stream of self-consciousness is in some way clinging to the wall. Dealing with issues relevant to my world I believe that each painting expresses a certain feeling or idea that I am facing at that moment in time. Every colour, line, piece of text, and a lot-of-the-time random marking is carefully placed over a period of time so that the whole work reflects exactly what I have set out to express. Raw figures and images float over coloured fragments trying to create new structures, wholeness and even new meaning by breaking up my and my world." James Marshall, 2005.
BIO
James Marshall is currently studying for a Bachelor of Visual Arts specialising in painting at the University of South Australia. He previously studied painting and drawing at the Adelaide Central School of Art. James has exhibited in many group exhibitions including the SSABSA 2004 Art Show , 2004 Helpmann Academy Maestros and Apprentices auction, Youthscape at the Royal SA Society of Arts and Ether Abstract at Mojo West.
James has exhibited as part of Carclew's Fifth Floor project.
