Craig McLeod
Overview
Craig McLeod
Garden in Madrid , 2022
Oil on plywood panel
44 x 49 cm
I am drawn to banal, awkward compositions I find in other peoples photographs and films.
I find using found photographs and films as my source materials creates a degree of separation between myself and the material, which frees me from any attachment to that which is portrayed within them.
I find using found photographs and films as my source materials creates a degree of separation between myself and the material, which frees me from any attachment to that which is portrayed within them.
Works
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Craig McLeodGarden in Madrid , 2022Oil on plywood panel44 x 49 cm£420.00 -
Craig McLeodA Bay of Blood , 2021Oil and Oil bar on plywood panel122 x 122 cm£760.00
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Craig McLeodTarlair, Lido, 2021Oil on plywood panel60.7 x 71 cm£380.00
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Craig McLeodThe Hills Have Eyes, 2021Oil on plywood panel60.7 x 71 cm£380.00
Biography
Craig McLeod
Garden in Madrid , 2022
Oil on plywood panel
44 x 49 cm
My work is a reaction to what I see in contemporary society, Filtered through the lens of a third person.
I am drawn to banal, awkward compositions I find in other peoples photographs and films.
I find using found photographs and films as my source materials creates a degree of separation between myself and the material, which frees me from any attachment to that which is portrayed within them.
Bodies of water have become a recurring theme in my work in recent years.
Natural expanses of sea, rivers and ocean, limitless powerful and foreboding, filled with mystery in their depths.
Swimming pools are of particular interest, these manmade bodies of water resonate with symbolic meaning.
Swimming pools are vessels that contain and confine the water held within them.
In dream’s swimming pools are said to represent compartments we have built to hold our emotions.
A place where we can separate and suppress them, in order to function in our daily lives.
Other themes that are relevant to the understanding of my work (and themes that are of great interest to me) are social division and gentrification.
Patterns of division in society associated with particular social groupings in terms of advantages and disadvantages, inequalities and differences, and the changes brought about when affluent groups move into areas displacing the current inhabitants.
Craig McLeod, is a Scottish born artist based in Ireland. He studied Painting at the Centre for Creative Arts and Media, Galway. Where he received a first class honours degree in 2012. He was on the board of directors at 126 gallery in Galway city in 2013 and has exhibited his work in Ireland, Portugal and Italy.
Craig is a member of the Visual artists Ireland (VAI) and is currently on the committee at Kinvara area visual arts (KAVA).
Craig's work is a reaction to what He see's in contemporary society, Filtered through the lens of a third person.He is drawn to banal, awkward compositions which He find's in other peoples photographs and films. Using found photographs and films as source materials (He believes) creates a degree of separation between the material and himself, which frees Him from any attachment to that which is portrayed within them.
Working predominantly in oil paint, Craig creates works that reference theme's such as Social division, gentrification, inequality and a sense of isolation and emotional detachment.
Craig is a member of the Visual artists Ireland (VAI) and is currently on the committee at Kinvara area visual arts (KAVA).
Craig's work is a reaction to what He see's in contemporary society, Filtered through the lens of a third person.He is drawn to banal, awkward compositions which He find's in other peoples photographs and films. Using found photographs and films as source materials (He believes) creates a degree of separation between the material and himself, which frees Him from any attachment to that which is portrayed within them.
Working predominantly in oil paint, Craig creates works that reference theme's such as Social division, gentrification, inequality and a sense of isolation and emotional detachment.
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