artists statement
Rosalind Davis is a mixed media painter from the Royal College of Art, using collage and paint to create complex and 3d dystopian landscapes, with a romantic and melancholy undercurrent
Davis seek’s out structures that to the uninitiated may seem neglected but for the individuals who use these buildings they are a refuge and of vital importance. They are a means of survival in urban cityscapes.
The plain and familiar structures I depict represent environments that seem hostile, threatening or nostalgic. However the medium she utilises, mixing painting with collage and embroidery, is complex and original. This medium adds fragility and tenderness, emphasising the disconcerting juxtaposition between aesthetics and meaning and giving physical manifestation to a communities association with their environment.
Since graduating from the RCA she has worked consistently, determinedly and independently, securing exposure through exhibiting in many prestigious shows and galleries and has paintings in public and private collections. Most recently she has exhibited in Signal Gallery in Hoxton and a solo exhibition in London at The Residence Gallery.
Davis seek’s out structures that to the uninitiated may seem neglected but for the individuals who use these buildings they are a refuge and of vital importance. They are a means of survival in urban cityscapes.
The plain and familiar structures I depict represent environments that seem hostile, threatening or nostalgic. However the medium she utilises, mixing painting with collage and embroidery, is complex and original. This medium adds fragility and tenderness, emphasising the disconcerting juxtaposition between aesthetics and meaning and giving physical manifestation to a communities association with their environment.
Since graduating from the RCA she has worked consistently, determinedly and independently, securing exposure through exhibiting in many prestigious shows and galleries and has paintings in public and private collections. Most recently she has exhibited in Signal Gallery in Hoxton and a solo exhibition in London at The Residence Gallery.