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(British, b. 1975)
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Drawing has always formed the basis John Simpson’s work. Frequently referencing the world of folk tale and myth, Simpson explores the relationship and behavioural patterns between human and animal forms; the result being powerful, poetic imagery that sits somewhere in between childhood imagination and adult reasoning. Stylistically, Simpson refers to artists such as Goya and Munch and his ability to delicately capture the physical and psychological nature of the creatures that feature in his work can equally disturb and enchant.
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Studying the historic and organic relationship between humans and animals, John Simpson reflects on what at times seems to be a long lost bond. In his drawings, the artist’s references to Classical Antiquity, folklore and beliefs are plentiful; returning to scenes from the tale of Actaeon and Artemis, and other intriguing, mythological encounters. The serigraph, Omega and the Bear, elaborates on a series of lithographs by Edvard Munch, and through his signature monochrome palette, Simpson takes control of the narrative and leads the viewer into a philosophical story of related beings.
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