Paul Snell first exhibited in 1993, and has since won wide acclaim for his work. Notable achievements include Highly Commended at the 2018 Glover Prize, Finalist at the 2018 Hutchins Contemporary, Finalist at the 2018 Bay of Fires and Highly Commended in 2017, Finalist at the Whyalla Art Prize in 2018 and 2016 and Winner in 2015, Finalist at the 2014 Tidal Art Prize and Winner in 2012.
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These digital photographic works demonstrate the expansion of the creative potential of digital image making. The works speak of photography's transition from object to pure information. The work is purely formal and self-referential in its intentions; colour is the fundamental ingredient and its vibrancy is maximised by form.
The work seeks a dialogue in the sense of perceiving and using visual levels of perception to create a physical, mental and sensorial experience. The absence of signs or objects invites the viewer to drift among primal and tonal aesthetic matter. The aim has been to immerse the viewer in colour, rhythm and space, creating a sensory experience of inner contemplation and transcendence.
Through the investigations of specific colour relationships, I seek a sensory understanding of the physical object, while the primary intention of this body of non-objective work is to create a visual experience.
Here the effect of colour becomes a visual signature and by developing these concepts I am inviting the viewer into the space for a contemplative experience with the work.
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Banner image: Paul Snell, Bleed # 202009, 2020. Chromogenic Print Face-mounted 3mm Matte Plexiglas, backed with extruded polystyrene, concrete, acrylic, enamel and pigment. 60 x 60cm. Edition: 1/3.
