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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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Artist Reviews:
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 ...
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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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Artist Statement for Andrew Ritcheson
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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.com), 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 my own feelings, and those of other
people.
A.S.Ritcheson
London, Winter 2005.
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