My favorite Emotional Artists. The work of Hamish Blakley. Hamish Blakely has always loved painting people, favouring glimpses of figures and anatomy. Even in the enormous, allegorical works of classical masters, he has always been drawn to confined areas of a piece - a spotlit area that reveals a rigid jaw line, or the twist in a turned neck. Hamish Blakely comes from a theatrical background. Drawing was the original expression. He would draw an awful lot, trying to emulate other artists, to understand how they created what they did; but sketching it was, and remained to be, until he found the mettle to use colour. This changed everything. Artists, composers, singers, dancers or writers all have a memorable effect. But sometimes, it is more valuable to notice something not quite so obviously stirring. Often, a glance at the fashion section of the Sunday supplements has shown me something special. The non-posed images of particular models backstage. The structure of their faces still appeals to the light, but now they are distracted and less self-conscious.
Posted on: Thu, 04 Sep 2014 07:19:14 +0000
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