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JEREMY BEAR
JEREMY BEAR MA
Recently Jeremy (artist) and Griselda (curator) have worked together on an exhibition and outreach activities entitled 'Creative CrossCurrents with India and Sri Lanka' shown at the Dimbola Museum and Galleries in Spring 2022. Their next joint project is an exhibition at the Gunnersbury Museum in London from August 2023 to January 2024 of Jeremy’s long career in television as a Production Designer including drawings of his designs and art works used in productions. These collaborations use the skills they both have and demonstrate how wideranging careers can be in the creative industries.
CONTACT
jezbear@yahoo.co.uk jeremybear.co.uk griseldabear.com
"North-light. Peaceful. Open. Comfortable."
Describe the setting of your studio I have a studio in Sussex which is for me the ideal place to work with wonderful light and everything I need near at hand to paint or make large scale installations. The studio is next to our house in East Sussex. It stands in woodland where two little streams join and the surroundings are different every day of the year. I also spend time in London and the way I work using acrylic paint means I can paint there as well. It’s by the Thames and so also has great light which I do find important. It looks out onto an island of trees and I have come to realise that a rural, or at least a green setting, is relaxing and helps with concentration.
How does your studio inspire/influence your artwork? So I find my physical environment is very important but inspiration for my work comes from a more internal place of memories and experiences.
Do you prefer working alone or with others? As an artist I always work alone. As a Production Designer in film and television I was part of a creative team collaborating with people with wide ranging skills as directors, actors, camera people etc and that is one kind of very enjoyable and stimulating creative process. But for me painting is something where all the creative actions and decisions are mine. This brings a different kind of satisfaction.
