Dan Kitchener
Born in Essex, Dan is a graduate of the University of Portsmouth, and now
works in London and the South East. His lifelong passion has been creating
images ranging from bizarre hybrid mechanical/organic forms to gritty urban
landscapes. The inspiration for much of his work comes from the people,
landscapes and atmospheres encountered in everyday life, and particularly
the relationships among light, shadow and composition. Dan explains, "I'm
fascinated by light, the way that it can convey so many moods and emotions
with such delicate and subtle differences. I also love the way that beauty
really can be found in such mundane objects as railway pylons and cabling,
and the everyday urban landscapes that we all come across. I guess it's just
a question of how you look at them..."
Dan has been an illustrator for many years. Heavily influenced by both the
sci-fi comic art of 2000 AD and contemporary fine art, his illustrations
often explore similar themes to his canvas works. He says, "I don't believe
that there should be a line between fine art and illustration or street art;
it's interesting to bring these sorts of images into a gallery or a fine art
environment, to shake up people's perceptions of what 'fine art' is".
Dan's work is diverse in terms of subject matter, medium and approach: "I
hate sticking to one idea for too long or to one medium; there are so many
ideas floating about that I want to get them all down on canvas, paper or
digitally, before they drift away".
http://www.dankitchener.co.uk/
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