John Rance

Painting

My work involves both painting and sculpture and often the two mediums will overlap into what effectively is a 3D painting/relief sculpture. I have worked with a variety of materials using what best suits the end result, welded steel, bronze casting, plastics, etc. Currently I'm principally working in painted wood. I like to work materials against their natural properties to set up questions in the mind of the viewer. I made a series of pieces in wood (a hard material) which looks like folded paper (a soft material) to create a small perceptual conundrum. I'm also extremely interested in the use of colour (at heart I am colourist) and how colour works both physically and emotionally in both the mind and eye of the artist and the reception in the onlooker. My other love is Life Drawing I think it is essential for an artist to stay in touch with the core values of observational drawing and the discipline involved.

I am a long time member of both The Norwich 20 Group and Nova and exhibit regularly in the U.K. and occasionally in Europe.
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