Bright contrasting colours and subject material combine my fascination and enjoyment in traditional figurative oil painting with my interest in pop, abstract, conceptual and site-specific art. Incorporating photos and abstract shapes first digitally, I translate these compositions by hand onto the selected surface, enjoying the process to create layered, puzzle-like images. Juxtaposing flat bold colours with illustrative oil painting creates three-dimensional illusions. Blurred images and ‘fake’ shadows build tension between layers which push and pull focus. 

I want to distort any context of the original images; the paintings and their titles play with finding new stories. These non-linear narratives are contained on canvas or wood panel; the tension creates a sense of movement which wants to escape from the surface. For the majority of works there are ideas for wall paintings that would be part of the installation in a space. Extensions of elements of the piece or a colourful background makes the work become site specific and allow for the context of each place to generate new narratives.

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Daisy-Mai Hammond, 2025