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Artist Statement:
Although there are many faces
to my work, it is unified by a
fundamental concern with the
communication, expression and
arrangement of emotional
experience and marked by an
ongoing struggle for their
mastery. My painting is
vibrantly gestural, abstract
and challenging. Beyond
occupying space on a wall,
some sort of meaningful
dialogue or interaction with
the viewer is sought.
Canvas and paper provide the
support, and paints, ink and
other
materials the medium. Life
experiences -others and mine-
help initially to move the
brush. I then set about
trying to bring order and
meaning to the composition.
In this way, each work
represents a process of
maturation and self-mastery.
Many works result from
considerable reworking and
layering of earlier
paintings, and thus provide
not only great depth and
substance, but also a palpable
sense of heredity.
My work as a professional
psychologist and life
coach(http://www.drritcheson.co
m), my life in London, my
memories, hopes and regrets
are a few of the sources on
which I draw for inspiration
and energy. In the
amorphous and difficult world
in which I find myself, it is
in the confines of the canvas
that I choose to contain,
explore and understand ...
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Artist Exhibitions:
BIENNALE INTERNAZIONALE
DELL'ARTE CONTEMPORANEA,
Firenze 2007
Chelsea Town Hall, 2006
Bull and Last, Highgate,
London, 2006
Raw Arts Festival, London,
2005.
http://www.raf2005.co.uk/andrew
_ritcheson.html
Projekt 30, 2005
http://www.projekt30.com/view_j
ury.php?page=2491&image=1
http://www.velasur.com
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Collections:
Private Collections, London,
UK.
Private Collection,
Washington, DC., USA.
Private Collection, Paris,
France.
Private Collection, Los
Angeles, CA., USA....
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Reviews for Andrew Ritcheson:
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February 2005. Personal Communication.
Immediately evocative, this collection of works, although diverse in
their styles and textures, show a deep understanding of colour. Dr.
Ritcheson's natural ability comes through in all of his paintings, and although one can associate his style with his influences, an... originality is present.
Michael Csanyi-Wills. Musician. London
January 2005.
Andrew’s paintings reveal to the viewer a complex inner world, recognisable by us all. He has a passion for intense emotional states and their expression —ranging from euphoria to despair— and does not hesitate to demonstrate this. The articulation of these experiences is mediated by a keen awareness of colour, balance, opposition and synthesis and results in work that takes on almost hallucinogenic qualities and captivates the audience. The viewer is confronted with unsettling but instinctively familiar juxtapositions and representations, but feels compelled to reconcile them, and moved to relate them to their own experience. The use of raw colours, strong lines, depth and movement demand much from the viewer, who is rewarded by a feeling of intimate, reflective and empathetic engagement with the work, and very often with themselves.
Though he resists labelling or categorisation of his art, it often closely allied with the abstract expressionists, in its emotionally charged, energetically gestural, and spontaneous characteristics. Many of his paintings reflect characteristics of Gorky, Kline and Pollock.
He currently lives and works in London. When he is not painting— and even, occasionally when he is— he is a professional, practicing Psychologist.
E.Manetty. Art Critic. London.
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