Glenn Littlechild

INVITE REJECT
ARTIST STATEMENT

I could say that what makes my paintings unique is that outside of painting I develop my own signs and symbols to represent various experiences that can not be simply explained or answered. The power of those experiences and nature is what all my art strives to be in one sense. The more I can get in tune with the harmony of nature and appreciate the here and now, the more my art can benefit from that relationship. My paintings at their core ultimately express basic human emotions and all the complexities of existence are then cleansed and washed out onto the canvas. The tragedies, mysteries, ecstasies of life are recorded and expressed as my painting’s dance between a yin and yang like state of mind between thoughts and no thoughts. My paintings always naturally fall into two overall forms; light or dark. Armed with music, paint and no major preparations I can enter a Zen like meditation state of creative painting process where I am able to surrender myself to the more primitive, playful and automatic parts of my creativity. I can escape and I can feel alive with a sense of purpose. Its taken many years of practice to absolutely have no fears about making changes or believe in mistakes for the painting has a life of its own. The paintings naturally evolve over time, sometimes years pass with many layers applied before I feel the painting is finally complete. I hope my audience can escape themselves as much as I do amongst the many layers of myself laid bare and discover any emotions or beauty in the unusual places; whether it’s within themselves or others.

Curriculum Vitae
  • 30/06/2009 – 11/11/2021 - Artist
Exhibitions
  • 28/09/2018 – 06/10/2018 - Plymouth school of creative arts. Solo exhibition.
  • 15/07/2018 – 15/08/2018 - Rumpuscosy - Unexplained Perceptions solo exhibition.
  • 11/07/2016 – 25/07/2016 - Plymouth City Council - group exhibition
  • 03/06/2013 – 03/06/2014 - Newfield Gallery
  • 08/06/2009 – 06/07/2009 - Viewpoint Gallery. Times, Crimes and the Sublime group exhibition.