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Artist Research: Mandy Payne 


https://mandypayneart.co.uk/portfolio/paintings-gallery/


  • Urban Landscapes 
  • Issues of gentrification 
  • Inequality
  • Social housing 
  • The flux of city environments 


She is interested in:


  • Brutalist Architecture 
  • Notions of utopia\Dystopia 
  • Finding beauty in the ordinary\overlooked 


Materials:


  • likes using materials that have a physical connection to the sites that she depicts 
  • Surface texture and fracture are important concerns for her and her paintings 
  • Concrete 
  • Spray paint 
  • Glass fibre panels
  • Marble 
  • Micro masking tape 
  • Oil  


Techniques and media used in this work:


- Painting 

- Spray paint and oil on glass fibre reinforced concrete 

- Urban landscape 

  • Use of tone 
  • Depth and perspective 
  • Thought out composition 
  • Follows the rule of threes 
  • Focal point ( tunnel under the bridge )
  • Lack of colour and use of gray and black  convey the feeling of a monotonous life 
  • Attention to detail ( lack of leaves of the tree indicate it is a winter setting )
  • Lack of people combined with the colour palette make the work feel hollow and void 


This work is part of a private exhibition

To me this piece feels cold, lonely and harsh, the lack of people cause me to feel a sense of unease and the grey tones invoke a feeling of hopelessness. The tunnel under the bridge is the focal point of the piece, however when looking at it the darkness invokes a feeling of mystery and intimidation, the tree seen in the back ground adds something natural to the piece and seems to be a breath of fresh air as it gives the viewer a break from the harsh concrete, man made structures. Overall, to me this piece seems melancholy and bleak, it doesn’t bring me a sense of comfort. The use of a monochrome colour scheme make the piece seem monotonous, like the residents are living theirs lives but living the same day over and over, it is a striking piece that draws you in and makes you feel.

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