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MATTHEW LLOYD
from Portal 2022
JAKE QUINLAN
University of South Wales (Merthyr College Campus)
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Jake Quinlan’s paintings are abstract representations of architectural destruction, experimenting with the boundaries of paint as a medium.
The anarchistic mindset found in Punk music, and the violent nature of Heavy-Metal, are directly impactful on his application of paint, capturing the actions of the process of the painting’s evolvement.
Jake observes various industrial properties that surround his world and translate them into abstract formations that construct his compositions. The paintings contain vast amounts of impasto, drawing attention to the textures seen in architectural destruction, which is added as a conscious effort to trick the understanding of how we perceive colour.
Right: Burning Shire, 2022 Above: Senza Futoro, 2022
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