WILL KENDRICK

About Will Kendrick 

Through an ongoing investigation into colour and materials the work aims to occupy the space between disciplines by investigating the boundaries and perceptions of painting by creating forms and surfaces which demonstrate both the materials luxurious nature and aesthetic qualities. The work aims to explore ideas of order and chaos, painting and sculpture, avant-garde and kitsch and how these precarious pairings can exist together, through subtle formal arrangement and colourful sensory overloads. Often bringing paint away from the canvas to force it to exist as substance alone, these kaleidoscopic works celebrate the brilliance of colour, through a clear interest in the medium of paint. Will was born in 1983 in Blackpool, England, he is an emerging artist and recent graduate of Bath School of Art and Design. Influenced primarily by the fifties and sixties New York painting of Mark Rothko, Barnett Neumann, Frank Stella and Jackson Pollock; the work follows this line through to contemporary altermodernism and the neo pop aesthetic of today's digitally connected world. Will grew up in the North West of England in the seaside town of Blackpool where his infatuation with colour and light was born. The amusements and illuminations that line Blackpool's Golden Mile have had a clear impact on both his use of colour and his interest in gaudy, kitsch and often seemingly overindulgent aesthetics. He has been in several group shows including, Constructing Current Painting at The Octagon Bath, 97 Miles West at Free Range London, Rising Stars at the Coombe Gallery in Dartmouth and most recently has shown under the name Light/Space Collaborative with Alex Cotterell as part of the Illuminate Bath Festival. He was also selected for the Tate Modern project which was organised by Bath, Norwich and Winchester art schools and hosted by Tate Modern. Will currently lives and works in Bristol.