Zoe Hyde SWAc
My work is fuelled by an emotional response to place, to memory, the decorative and fascinating elements found in the natural world.
Echoes from the past, clouded by time, awakened, half remembered,
finding freedom to roam over the canvas.
Colour excites me, used emotionally with shape and texture.
Using photos, fragments, my own prints within the work, I apply layers of paint.
I enjoy the sense of discovery, concealing and revealing the imagery within the paint.
I was born into an artistic family in a remote area of North Cornwall.
The sea close by, always an inspiration.
Life and art are interwoven. I see that all things are connected.
The process of painting makes me feel very much alive.
I hope this comes through in the work, while still evoking an awareness of the shadows cast by the fleeting nature of our existence.
Below is a review written by Terry Buchanan, Artist, Critic, Film maker, Writer.
Zoe Hyde’s work appears, at first impression, to be colourful abstract imagery painted in an exuberant and confident manner. But, once you get beyond the initial impact, you realise that there are substantially deeper meanings that give an eloquence and depth to her work. You are drawn into the underlying strata. Layer upon layer of intricate visual description that can be ‘read’, as if turning the pages of a good book. The more you explore the detail, the greater your absorption into the relationship of individual elements and the intensity of your own involvement.
There are powerful echoes of Lee Krasner in these paintings but from opposing aspects. Krasner’s work was a visual record of the turmoil and unpredictability of her relationship. Hyde’s images depict the gentle, affectionate, almost romantic relationship with those around her. Fragments of lives precisely placed within an abstract context, as if to give resonance to that which can be revealed and that which must remain unspoken. Experience and memories are here and all part of that common datum, life. My advice would be, to grasp any opportunity to see this work. You might make a discovery, certainly about the sincerity of the artist, but also, about yourself."
Zoe has a Fine Art degree which included two residences at the Cyprus College of Art.
Her work is held in collections across the UK, France, Spain and America. She has exhibited internationally as well as the UK including the RWA and Grand Designs.
She has received a sponsorship from The Arts Council England and is an Academician at the South West Academy of Fine Art. Zoe is represented in America.
Zoe currently lives and works in North Devon, with her family.
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