INTERIOR ANGLE, ART DESIGN GALLERY AND FRAMING, CHELMSFORD, ESSEX

DOM PATTINSON

'Art by Dom'

Experimenting with printmaking and painting, Dom Pattinson captures the essence of daily regimes intermingled with sparks of satire and idealistic visuals of ‘a day in the life’.

Born in 1969 Dom followed his passion for art gaining a BA Hons at the Winchester School of Art and an MA at the Glasgow School of Art. Currently Dom is working as a teacher but his career has been varied. Training as an artist after leaving college he found himself working in the craft of boat building, where he showcased his craftsman skills on the set of Casino Royale.

After visiting Northern Ireland amidst conflict, when Dom was younger, he discovered the evident raw emotion taking over daily life there. On seeing the sensational content of the political ‘street art’ being created in protest, Dom was inspired to develop mixed media pieces that reflect a similar satirical view of modern day routine and lifestyles; an ironic wake up call to all. Each subject can relate to everyone; to look at the painting and create your own response to his views is what excites and makes his work extremely sought after.

His marriage and children are very influential in the development behind the subjects of the paintings and inspire many of the themes found in his work.

A fascination of repetition, often reflected in his paintings, lends his work to compliment contemporary design developments. Stencil effects lend themselves to the thought of further repetition beyond the canvas, possibly but link directly back to the images he reacted to in Ireland; street art on canvas.

Dom was a ‘sell-out’ at the Affordable Art Fair in London in 2009 and his new collection boasts ingredients to wet the appetites again this year. He has also accrued significant corporate fans such as Tesco and DHL and a number of celebrity collectors.

Vintage British iconography and idealistic lifestyles have been married on canvas to create imagery that one can relate to instantly and develop a personal rapport with. A best seller in London and New York, Dom's collections are evolving with each new idea into powerful statements of fashion, lust and fun. Dom's latest collection has now launched and is available to purchase.