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Naomi Doran


"Over the years through a process of exploration and experimentation into the creative potential of raw industrial building materials I have developed a very strong style and language in my abstract "process-based" art. I take my inspiration from the architectural and natural landscape surrounding me, from desolate, derelict, decaying constructions but also from the way in which the elemental forces of nature manipulate and transform surfaces, colours and forms. My art is a direct abstraction of nature and the built environment, a 3D vocabulary of all that surrounds me.

 

It is the unpredictability of working with materials such as these that makes every piece an exciting experiment. Often it is the materials that guide me leading the piece into an entirely different and unpredictable direction, sometimes deviating from my original intention.

 

My sculptural paintings incorporate solidified liquid concrete with corroded steel and patinated copper. By encouraging the processes of oxidation and corrosion I have succeeded in creating "living art" - paintings which evolve over time. In doing this I am able to enhance and emphasize the natural characteristics of the materials themselves. Intricate hairline fractures appear, rust grows, colours develop and transform. The outcome of this symbiotic process is therefore a collaboration between nature and myself, a product of my own design and the environment in which it is created. It is through this process that I am able to discover and learn new ways of expression."

2013 - 2015 - Group exhibitions, Gallery DIFFERENT, London

May 2015 - Art Nexus II, Lucia Mendoza Gallery, Madrid

3rd - 27th October 2013 - Affordable Art Fair Battersea

10th June - 18th August 2013 - The Royal Academy of Arts Summer Exhibition 2013

13th - 16th June 2013 - Affordable Art Fair Hampstead

19th April - 19th May 2013 - "Tender - from a different place"
An exhibition of artwork from some of the most exciting and talented female artists.
Gallery Different, Fitzrovia, London.

8th March - 28th April - "Aesthetica Art Prize Exhibition" - Showcasing innovative and outstanding pieces, the Aesthetica Art Prize Exhibition features works from shortlisted artists.
York St Mary's, York.

25th - 28th October 2012 - "Affordable Art Fair" - Battersea, London

12th – 16th September 2012 - “Art Rio” International Contemporary Art Fair with Gallery Nosco – Rio De Janeiro, Brasil

21st July – 2nd September 2012 - “Summer Exhibition” Group Show – Byard Art, Cambridge, UK

4th June - 12th August 2012 - Selected for the prestigious "Summer Exhibition" - The Royal Academy of Arts

May 2012 - 17th May to 1st June - "Less Is More" - 44 Emerald Street, London, WC1N 3LH. Curated by Gallery Nosco
Group show with Camilla Emson, Mark Davey, Kareem Lotfy and Micah Schippa

January 2012 - Workshops & Talks - Islington, London, UK
In Collaboration with The Estorick Collection as part of the the Alberto Burri Retrospective Exhibition.

November 2011 - Private view Thursday 10th November - "Surface Tension" - Tokarska Gallery, London, UK
Group show with Giulia Ricci, Tom Hackney, Onya McCausland. Curated by "Folie A Deux"

October 2011 - The Affordable Art Fair - Battersea, London

March/April 2011 - "SeaCiety and All That Remains" - The Original Gallery, London, Uk
Joint show with photographer Danilo Murru

October 2010 - “Dalston Underground anniversary show” - Dalston, London, UK
Group show with 10 other artists, mixed media.

June-August 2010 - “The Summer Exhibition” - The Royal Academy, London, UK
Shortlisted for group show

November 2009 - “The Good the Bad and the Ugly” – Gallery Nosco, Notting Hill, London, UK
Group show with 2 other established artists

July 2009 - “The Summer Exhibition” – Gallery 27, 27 Cork Street, London, UK
Group show with 4 other established and emerging artists

June 2009 - Charity Al-Fayed Art Auction - West Heath School, Kent, UK
One artwork donated to an auction organised by Camilla Al-fayed to raise money for underprivileged children.

May 2009 -“Wood Canvas Steel” - TactileBosch Gallery – Cardiff, UK
Selected to participate in group show

April/May 2009 - “The Valley of Unrest” - The Gallery in Redchurch Street, London, UK
Debut solo show featuring 12 mixed media artworks.

Naomi Doran

All That Remains Turquoise
Concrete and Rusty Turquoise Bolts
50 cm × 50 cm × 6 cm

Biography

Statement for 'Tender - From a Different Place'

In a world that is still riddled with gender inequality including within the art world I would like to believe that the viewer's response to my work is unaffected by my own gender.

Viewers often assume that my works have been created by a male. I am unsure whether this is a result of my choice of materials and their strong geometries or because sexual inequality is so deeply engrained that any piece worth noticing is presumed to be that of a man.

Whereas all my pieces have elements of masculinity and femininity about them, I am unaware of any conscious influence my own gender has over my artwork.

Artist Statement

Her sculptural paintings incorporate solidified liquid concrete with corroded steel and patinated copper. By encouraging the processes of oxidation and corrosion she has succeeded in creating "living art" - paintings which evolve over time. In doing this she is able to enhance and emphasize the natural characteristics of the materials themselves. Intricate hairline fractures appear, rust grows, colours develop and transform. The outcome of this symbiotic process is therefore a collaboration between nature and herself, a product of her own design and the environment in which it is created. It is through this process that she is able to discover and learn new ways of expression.

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