You can read the full interview with Robert Olliver-Jones in this month’s magazine (click on the link in the left-hand column). Robert comes from an artistic family. He is a direct descendent of the leading Pre-Raphaelite artist William Holman Hunt.
Robert Olliver-Jonessays of his work… “ I am a figure painter who is inspired by the arrangement of bodies in space, their relations to it and to one another providing a language to explore a diverse range of experiences and emotions including fear, hope, loss, vulnerability and compassion. I would describe my style as classically figurative with flashes of photo-realism but with a strong personality that is easily recognised. I aim to make tender, sensuous and at times provocative paintings, rich in metaphor, symbolism and layered meaning with heightened emotional depth. I allow myself the freedom to trust my instincts when it comes to subject and composition and I take many of my references and influences from contemporary film, dance and theatre, in particular the film maker and artist Derek Jarman, the films by Peter Greenaway, the choreography of Pina Bausch and DV8 and the music of Michael Nyman…”
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