mike janes
Mediums Used
Mike Janes worked in the building industry for many years, and has first hand experience of the behaviour and characteriestice of concrete, plaster, bitumen, render and other building materials.
Mike Janes`s Personal Statement
I am directed by the challenge of creating vibration and movement in a static medium, and the work reflects the concept of manual work as a sub-conscious art-making. Through colour, texture and the use of traditional building materials, I explore some of these scientific and philosophical interpretations in an abstract form.
I believe in vision and process. I render ideas through the tactile embrace of materials such as concrete, bitumen, tarmac, render, plaster, paint, clay and stone. The materials speak for themselves and the works are resolved through a process of addition and subtraction. The result is often a transformed silhouette of a flat image into a three-dimensional statement.
The essence of my work is simplicity simplicity of line and curvilinear form, the simplicity of perceived fluid working motions.
Sculptures by mike janes
Credentials
Qualifications
Mike Janes Education:
BA Hons Fine Art in Contect from the University of the West of England.,Mike Janes Education:
BA Hons Fine Art in Contect from the University of the West of England.
Exhibitions
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Mikes Janes`s career path has taken many twists and turns all of which very different form his now chosen profession. He began boxing from the age of 8 making it to amateur level by his teens. Encouraged by his Father he continued for many years until he swapped his gloves for a ball. He played semi-professional rugby as well as working full time as a builder.
Although Mike Janes always practised his art of sculpting he worked in solitary and without promotion of r a number of years. It was not until his mid 40`s he gave up work, completed his BA Hons at Bristol University and decided sculpting, his life long passion, was to take precedents. Utilizing materials taken from the building trade, such a concrete, bitumen, tarmac, render, plaster, paint, clay and stone he creates the most amazing sculptures. Through colour and texture, he explores scientific and philosphical interpretations in an abstract form.
Mike Janes background in the building industry is the greatest influence on him as an artist.
