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Craig Wylie...Artist
Craig was born in 1973 in Masvingo, Zimbabwe. He studied Fine Art in South Africa graduating with a distinction in 1996. Having established his reputation in Africa as a painter of exceptional talent and skill, he moved to England in 1998, and within a year held his first London exhibition at the Park Walk Gallery in Chelsea, where he continues to be represented. His work had been exhibited in several significant exhibitions and galleries, including the prestigious Everard Read Gallery in Johannesburg.
Having lived most of his life in Southern Africa, light and space is an important part of his work. Much of this work todate is concerned with the body and, more recently, he has expanded his subject matter to cover cityscapes, landscapes and seascapes. However, still life work has always been of particular interest to Craig, something he describes as deceptively simple. In the face of much contemporary art it seems anachronistic, probably is. Somehow I've managed by attention to nuance of colour and detail to conjure up work which has a sort of robust delicacy. The objects involved seem to have a kind of shining light within them, personified even. His interpretation of these traditional and often intimate subjects allows him to create paintings of unique contemporary freshness that demonstrate his almost effortless virtuosity and sophistication as an artist.
With this particular series, he wanted something quite rigorous in design hence the general centrality of each piece. The slightly off-centre fruit bowls was accidental at first but it adds a quirkiness I appreciate. The background colour was chosen as a counterpoint to the colour of the fruit, the flatness highlighting the descriptive line and form of the foreground objects.
See below for Limited Edition Prints by Craig Wylie |
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