Born in 1984 Steven James Ingman grew up in a rural farming community near Bawtry, Doncaster. Steven James Ingman lived there until gaining a place at Lincoln University in 2002 to study Fine Art. Upon graduating in 2007, Ingman moved to Nottingham to pursue his ideas in capturing the city environment. It is the complete change of lifestyle that influences Ingman's work – being thrust into an unfamiliar environment of bold colours and ferocious sounds. Emotion bounces back off the canvas at the viewer as Ingman's aggressive passion with paint turns the canvas into an emotional dialogue of new beginnings.
"I use the paint, physically moulding it with my fingers and scraping with a pallet knife. The use of a pallet knife is quick and efficient in the creation of the composition. I enjoy the tactile quality of the paint, playing with it as a physical substance. Many people who observe my work have the urge to physically feel and touch the paint strokes. Indeed I appreciate and enjoy the qualities of the finished texture and this is something that I look for in my work”
Awards
University of Lincoln Purchase Prize Winner 2007
Exhibitions (selection)
Landscape v Cityscape Open - May 2008 Claire Galleries, (Birmingham – UK)
Nottingham Castle Open - November 2007, Angel Row Gallery, (Nottingham – UK)
Fresh Open show - August 2007, View from a top Gallery, (Nottingham, UK)
Lincoln University Degree show - May 2007, (Lincoln, UK)
Open plan - January 2007, Group exhibition, Tyler Gallery, (Philadelphia, USA)
Ingman@hotmail.com
www.steveningman.co.uk
1 comment:
You are a talented painter Steve..great work..wonderful texture with the paint and you even make the streets of Nottinham look good!
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