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Painting, Household on Canvas
Size: 35.4 W x 35.4 H x 1.8 D in
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This piece references the constantly changing nature of our physical reality, as time, and energetic forces rip apart, and recombine the fundamental physical particles that make up our environment, and indeed our own bodies. Rusting of metal, ageing of skin, and the sexual attraction that results in cells meeting and combining to create new life, are similtaneously examples, and and metaphores for this universal, and transformative process. The format is based on the rusted and worn shipping containers seen along the banks of the river Thames near my studio in Greenwich, London. They have travelled the world, survived sun and storms, and bear the marks of their histories, as well as the insignia of their owners. This particular painting can also be interpreted to reference the current interplay of physical and ideological energies and assets in Ukraine. All materials have been selected to have a net positive environmental impact. Most of the paints used in this piece are emulsions that have been recovered from illegal fly tipping. They have been repurposed to divert them from landfill, so that they will benefit the environment and society rather than harm them. The other paints used have been recovered and/or reconstituted from discarded and/or donated sources. The cotton stretched over the board is upcycled. Timber frame and board are from FSC and PEFC sources. 50% of sale proceeds will go to British Red Cross Ukraine Crisis Appeal.
Painting:Household on Canvas
Original:One-of-a-kind Artwork
Size:35.4 W x 35.4 H x 1.8 D in
Frame:Not Framed
Ready to Hang:Yes
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Joe Hodway is a London based fine artist who was born in Dubai to a British mercenary and a primary school teacher. He has lived and worked in the Middle East, Europe, and South East Asia, where he picked up many of the stylistic and spiritual influences seen in his painting, sculpture and photographic work. Challenging the dominant model of art making practice, where materials must be seen to be virgin and ‘premium’ in order to achieve optimal results, Hodway proves that alternative methodologies, with a gentler environmental footprint are viable without compromising outcome. His paintings frequently incorporate reclaimed, and reconstituted paints, often salvaged from illegal fly tips in the streets and parks around his studio in South East London. These eyesores of unwanted, and polluting materials, would normally be destined for landfill, but instead are transmuted through the alchemy of art into poignant and desirable pieces. A corresponding ‘tithe’ of each piece’s sale proceeds is donated to environmental charities, to help us establish more sustainable systems, and address the exploitation of our planet’s ecosystems and resources. About his inspiration he says: "The transformative interactions between time, energy, and matter are my focus. We, as well as the world we experience, are transient combinations of these three things. Everything is perpetually exchanging elements and influence. Nothing lasts forever. It is the eternal dance of death and rebirth, attraction and repulsion. I am in love with the beautiful and terrible constancy of change. The work is a method to represent, interrogate, and participate in the rules that govern it. It is my job as an artist to explore, and draw attention to change’s inherent beauty and absurdity, so we can better understand, and appreciate our purpose.” Many of his pieces are inspired by the rusting shipping containers he sees on the banks of the Thames near his studio. They have travelled the world, experienced sea, storms, and dockyard manhandling. Their once bold colours and emblems are faded, and their sides are now scarred and rusted. They are a fitting analogy for how even the most durable of entities must eventually succumb to time and circumstance. Just as Hodway’s materials have been given new purpose, all of the atoms that make up our own bodies will eventually be transformed into part of something else too. For example, billions of years ago, we were all parts of an exploding star.
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