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Artist Statement for Terence Kelly
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Born in 1948 in Manchester England I won a scholarship to the Manchester School Art in the 60s. Later I attended adult art classes in Manchester and now I paint full time in oils and acrylics. I cannot remember when I was not interested in art. It has been a life long passion. The sea, landscape and the female form are subjects I paint constantly. I studied under Bill Turner for a time who taught me to appreciate rich texture in applying paint thickly, without the need for linseed oil or thinners, one brush stroke at a time to the canvas; this has progressed to my use of the palette knife. I attended life class in the 70s and 80s under the tuition of the sculptor, Francoise Lewis and became interested in drawing and painting the human figure; in particular, the female form which I find challenging and rewarding. I also paint landscape and find the Lancashire Moors inspirational because of the stark beauty of the Pennines and the ever-changing weather conditions there. Everywhere I go, I see something that inspires me to paint; a combination of colours; the way someone is sitting or standing; a boat out at sea or a cloud formation in the sky. These are feelings I never want to be without.
The Nude has been a study for artists as long as art has existed and it fascinates new generations of painters and art lovers today. I think the reason for this is that the nude is infinite and no matter how many times you paint the nude the human figure will always have something new to offer the artist who, by the very nature of art, should seek new ways of seeing and learn the skills to show it to others. Give me one woman and I will show you a thousand different paintings of her.
We have all seen paintings of the nude and there are many that are proficient in technique; some are painted in a realist style that is like looking at a photograph and some are no more than a few brush strokes that we have come to know as abstract. All of these creations might merit a glance or two but occasionally we come face to face with a painting that stops us dead in our tracks. I guess this might be known today as the "wow factor!" We have to look deeper into the canvas than we did with the others because there is something about this painting that is different. Perhaps it’s how the artist has applied the paint or the subject matter itself. Sometimes you might not understand why you are excited by a work of art but nevertheless it will have that magic ingredient in it that some call genius.
I don’t pretend for a moment that the paintings here have genius; that is for History to decide. But what I hope I’ve done is to show you the way I see the female nude and how I am trying to portray the nude in a way different to other artists. It is a progression of work that will carry on through my life and hopefully at the end I will have made a difference in the way we see the female nude in art.
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