My
exploratory artworks reveal conscious and unconscious elements at play
in the process of responding to the natural world...environment and
sense of place. The process of making ideas visible, through mixed
media application, becomes one way of revealing individual
identity.
The
process of creating images reveals inner elements of past and present
merging into expressive poetry through colour and found means. There is
no such thing as the finished image...working over, concealing and
revealing new meanings, fragmenting and assembling out of the existing
images...some becoming the source of other work, vibrating through
conscious and unconscious elements.
I
have extensive experience as an art education consultant, working with
early years teams, to explore the nature of young children’s play and
their creative development. My first hand experience of the pre-schools
of Reggio Emilia [Northern Italy] continues to have an impact on my
creative practices as an artist and educationalist. I am primarily
concerned with understanding the imaginative and creative growth of
young children and their sense of self.
Alan W B Paterson
The artworks have been developed through sustained short walks in my local environment. The walks make visible the meaning of having again awakened to the significance of the fragility of nature in my creative experience and relationships... read more >
Current Project - Walking with Trees
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