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David Storey

London, United Kingdom

2012 Threadneedle Prize finalist David Storey's work is about figures and faces, 'glimpsed' or half-remembered, and quite a few are concerned with childhood, or to be more precise with memories of...

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My paintings are inspired by fleeting images of everyday life and are really an examination of memory – memories of childhood.   
I start each work by translating, editing and interpreting 'found' images. I put plenty of space into the compositions and emphasise only what is important to me. This allows me to load the pictures with a sort of uneasy tranquility that I find very interesting.

Created November 3, 2011
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atmospheric, dark, oil, painting, stillness

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Adnan Meatek Wonderful masterpiece , I like it so..
April 17, 2012 at 4:59 am
David Storey Thank you very much Adnan, I'm so glad you like my painting.
April 17, 2012 at 5:20 am
Ilona Szalay Hi David,
I like this painting - especially the woman's feet which seem to say so much, so succinctly. I remember your piece from the Threadneedle (I had a small painting on glass in the room next door). Where are you showing at the moment?
Best wishes,
Ilona Szalay
February 2, 2013 at 1:31 am
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