Hi, thanks for checking out my Blog.
I use this blog as an easy way to show my artwork online.
Within the archive to the right, you'll find links to some of my recent work and also some of my past projects.
I've got better quality images to send out by request and you're always welcome to send me an email if you just want to ask me something. All my work's available to view in the flesh if you'd like to look at it properly.
Cheers!
Harry
30/09/2009
Statement Sept 2009
Statement - Sept 2009
I thought that I'd write this statement to give anyone looking at this blog a better idea of who I am and what my thoughts are behind the work I make.
Since about January 2009 my work ethos has changed fairly dramatically and I've focussed much more on developing my practical abilities. In the past, where it's been ok for me to credit a healthy drawing practice and various trendy philosophical ideas, more recently I've felt a need to substantiate those ideas with a level of craft that best articulates such ideas. (I know there's still work to do!)
So, in some of my earlier work on this blog, you'll see me developing some of the stylistic habits I've grown with and in some of the more recent work, I hope you'll notice a marked shift in my work if only technically.
I've enjoyed working on paper as it's easier to develop a painting naturally, out of a drawing for me. In a way there's a certain existential part of me that respects whatever automatic marks come from a drawing process, but there's also a boring postmodern part that cynicises that process and wants to clarify and adjust those marks (articulated through painting in this case I guess). I think of my work as being (probably like myself ideologically) caught somewhere in the middle.
I make paintings because I enjoy it. I do study art theory/history etc... but I think that to worry about it as an artist is to miss the point. There's too much work made that satisfies an academic line of enquiry, or addresses a point that's easy for funding bodies to see the sense in. Not enough personality in work. My works are mine and quite fairly represent who I am and why I make work.
Because honesty is paramount in making artwork work. Even if I'm a complete prat, you've got to know that to really get my work.
Thanks for reading anyway, I appreciate your time in checking out my work. If you want to get in touch, pop me an email at harry.watton @ hotmail.co.uk
Cheers!
Harry
I thought that I'd write this statement to give anyone looking at this blog a better idea of who I am and what my thoughts are behind the work I make.
Since about January 2009 my work ethos has changed fairly dramatically and I've focussed much more on developing my practical abilities. In the past, where it's been ok for me to credit a healthy drawing practice and various trendy philosophical ideas, more recently I've felt a need to substantiate those ideas with a level of craft that best articulates such ideas. (I know there's still work to do!)
So, in some of my earlier work on this blog, you'll see me developing some of the stylistic habits I've grown with and in some of the more recent work, I hope you'll notice a marked shift in my work if only technically.
I've enjoyed working on paper as it's easier to develop a painting naturally, out of a drawing for me. In a way there's a certain existential part of me that respects whatever automatic marks come from a drawing process, but there's also a boring postmodern part that cynicises that process and wants to clarify and adjust those marks (articulated through painting in this case I guess). I think of my work as being (probably like myself ideologically) caught somewhere in the middle.
I make paintings because I enjoy it. I do study art theory/history etc... but I think that to worry about it as an artist is to miss the point. There's too much work made that satisfies an academic line of enquiry, or addresses a point that's easy for funding bodies to see the sense in. Not enough personality in work. My works are mine and quite fairly represent who I am and why I make work.
Because honesty is paramount in making artwork work. Even if I'm a complete prat, you've got to know that to really get my work.
Thanks for reading anyway, I appreciate your time in checking out my work. If you want to get in touch, pop me an email at harry.watton @ hotmail.co.uk
Cheers!
Harry
Brand Spanking New Work - Sept 2009
This Work Shown at 36 Lime Street Gallery - Sept 2009
That Sinking Feeling, 2009
Oil and Pencil on paper, 100cm x 100cm approx
Precisely at this Moment, 2009
Oil and Pencil on Paper, 140cm x 140cm
Untitled Study (Framed), 2009
Oil and Pencil on Paper, 100cm x 100cm (approx)
Studio Painting, 2009
Acrylic on Board, 30cm x 30cm
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Precisely at this Moment, 2009 (Detail)
Oil and Pencil on Paper, 140cm x 140cm
Oil and Pencil on Paper, 140cm x 140cm
06/04/2009
28/01/2009
National Trust Donation
I donated a 4ft oil painting from about 2007 ish to the National Trust who are class.
It helped them save Seaton Delavel Hall (I think), I've not been there but I know the National Trust look after all kinds of other cool stuff that I have been to and I've got a lot of time for them.
Click the post title to see other artists who did the same. We're well nice about stuff in the North.
It helped them save Seaton Delavel Hall (I think), I've not been there but I know the National Trust look after all kinds of other cool stuff that I have been to and I've got a lot of time for them.
Click the post title to see other artists who did the same. We're well nice about stuff in the North.
Wambo!
Wambo! This is me. Set phasers to 'wow'.
Drawing taken from an old comic strip and modified with black pen.
Chronicle Article 2008
I made the noos. Article below in repect of the Artworks Galleries giving me a solo space in 2008. I showed a range of newer and older work, which I'll update under the work section as and when I get chance.
Many thanks to Artworks though, they're nice. That's me on the right by the way...
Many thanks to Artworks though, they're nice. That's me on the right by the way...
Gallery North 2008
Recent (September '09) Show at Gallery North, Northumbria University with Joel Weaver (http://www.joelweaver.com/) called attitudes to drawing.
I showed about 50 or so drawings which I'd done over the past three or four years and mounted them on little (1ft sq.) frames. I thought it was interesting, but then again, everyone likes the smell of their own farts...
Link below:
http://images.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3039/2929555939_ac29727e65.jpg%3Fv%3D0&imgrefurl=http://flickr.com/photos/wwwdotjoelweaverdotcom/2929555939/&usg=__Q_M5QDnz-mcwrr8s0mDO18wnB-g=&h=500&w=375&sz=80&hl=en&start=2&um=1&tbnid=XRqPgA2YKen3-M:&tbnh=130&tbnw=98&prev=/images%3Fq%3Dharry%2Bwatton%26um%3D1%26hl%3Den%26rls%3Dcom.microsoft:*:IE-SearchBox%26rlz%3D1I7DKUK%26sa%3DN
I showed about 50 or so drawings which I'd done over the past three or four years and mounted them on little (1ft sq.) frames. I thought it was interesting, but then again, everyone likes the smell of their own farts...
Link below:
http://images.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3039/2929555939_ac29727e65.jpg%3Fv%3D0&imgrefurl=http://flickr.com/photos/wwwdotjoelweaverdotcom/2929555939/&usg=__Q_M5QDnz-mcwrr8s0mDO18wnB-g=&h=500&w=375&sz=80&hl=en&start=2&um=1&tbnid=XRqPgA2YKen3-M:&tbnh=130&tbnw=98&prev=/images%3Fq%3Dharry%2Bwatton%26um%3D1%26hl%3Den%26rls%3Dcom.microsoft:*:IE-SearchBox%26rlz%3D1I7DKUK%26sa%3DN
APP07 Colour:UDL/Arts Council North East Placement
I did this placement with an urban designers/landscape architects (Colour:UDL) .
Here's an example of some work I did, way prior to that placement, which they've used on their site to reference me.
My actual work was based on researching all kinds of public art/landscape architecture theory and practice. I found it bloody interesting and it kind of forms a lot of my practice now. I'll put more of my research on here at a later date. Suffice to say, it was really worth doing, if a little hard to measure the success of! Link to more below...
http://images.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://www.colour-udl.com/portals/0/announcements/376/thumbnails/artist_placement_news_image_thumb.jpg&imgrefurl=http://www.colour-udl.com/news.aspx&usg=__rn0HRhtX2QYVz2A7NvBDSHiRQWY=&h=99&w=100&sz=44&hl=en&start=1&um=1&tbnid=iqdkU5u2WtoumM:&tbnh=81&tbnw=82&prev=/images%3Fq%3Dharry%2Bwatton%26um%3D1%26hl%3Den%26rls%3Dcom.microsoft:*:IE-SearchBox%26rlz%3D1I7DKUK%26sa%3DN
Here's an example of some work I did, way prior to that placement, which they've used on their site to reference me.
My actual work was based on researching all kinds of public art/landscape architecture theory and practice. I found it bloody interesting and it kind of forms a lot of my practice now. I'll put more of my research on here at a later date. Suffice to say, it was really worth doing, if a little hard to measure the success of! Link to more below...
http://images.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://www.colour-udl.com/portals/0/announcements/376/thumbnails/artist_placement_news_image_thumb.jpg&imgrefurl=http://www.colour-udl.com/news.aspx&usg=__rn0HRhtX2QYVz2A7NvBDSHiRQWY=&h=99&w=100&sz=44&hl=en&start=1&um=1&tbnid=iqdkU5u2WtoumM:&tbnh=81&tbnw=82&prev=/images%3Fq%3Dharry%2Bwatton%26um%3D1%26hl%3Den%26rls%3Dcom.microsoft:*:IE-SearchBox%26rlz%3D1I7DKUK%26sa%3DN
Nokia Drawing Project
I recently did a few drawings on a small nokia mini computery/phone thing with a touch screen. check the link below for some cheeky snifters ...
http://share.ovi.com/channeltwidgets.aspx?channelname=drawing.drawingsgroup13#flashslideshow
I don't know the name of it. The program's a little like MS paint, although a lot more basic. The guy who's administering/organising the project is collecting these drawings from loads of different people (kids/artists/loons/politicians/probably a teacher etc...) and he's collating them (I think) to try and make some kind of sense of how people might use drawing on one of these devices to communicate. 'In the future we'll all use devices within an inclusive communicative network infrastructure' is the kind of thing I'm thing here. Cool project. I'll post a link of any results. Well interested to see how it turns out. Sorry if my drawings don't seem to reflect any of the momentum behind the project. I couldn't think what to do! :)
27/01/2009
2009 Oil on Paper
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Fragment (consider revising) I, 2009, Oil on paper+II.jpg)
Fragment (consider revising) II, 2009, Oil on paper
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Fragment (consider revising) III, 2009, Oil on paper
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Fragment (Consider Revising) IV, 2009, Oil on paper (Detail)
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Fragment (consider revising) IV, 2009, Oil on paper (In progress)
13/01/2009
Work to come soon...
My current work will be on here soon, expect drawings, paintings and anything else I want to show the world!
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