BIOGRAPHY

Artist's Statement

 

My work relates to aspects of space time tension and surface tension.  Time and gravity play a key role, the intrusion of these elements relates to cause and effect. I am emphasising the visual tension between the two dimensional plane and the three dimensional space.


The paintings are based on shapes and textures found in nature and their symbolic meanings. The work combines visual richness and textural depth.  The Landscapes breathe spirit into canvas creating fresh inspirational artworks. Through the process of layering and texture residues of past disturbances are visible throughout the layering leaving an imprint of the event.  My art is a living experience which is designed to draw you into the essence of the energy that connects everything in creation.

 

About the Artist

 

Sharon Withers is a young artist known for creating large scale abstract landscape work and triptych oil paintings.  Her work is collected worldwide including America and Europe in private collections and corporate establishments.

Sharon showed a unique talent for the creative arts from an early age. By the age of 14 she had already received top grades & won regional competitions in landscape painting.  As well as being a painter she has enjoyed an exciting career as an amateur dancer.  Her continued passion for Ballroom, Salsa & Latin American dance is a joyful expression of her creative talent & many people have said that her energy & enthusiasm are evident in her paintings through the use of colour & movement.

As well as being a painter with creative flair Sharon is an experienced organizer and the manager of a Fine Art Gallery. Sharon’s talent for art and her organizational skills were recognised and she was offered a place at The Slade to study Fine Art. Studying among the influential talents of contemporary Art, Sharon’s work developed great diversity and freedom. 

At The Slade Turner Prize winner Jenny Saville encouraged Sharon’s unique method of painting which allows her to create a startling dynamism in her compositions.  Sharon Withers' reputation continues to grow and she has featured in a series of successful exhibitions throughout the UK and is represented in a growing coterie of commercial galleries. 

Through the impact and broad appeal of her work Sharon has earned recognition from contemporary are establishment’s commercial galleries and private collectors alike.

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