20 years ago Richard Denne moved from London to Brighton looking for a quieter life with a cosmopolitan feel. He pushed performing music to one side and pursued his interest in the visual Arts. Making use of the variety of adult education classes available at that time he worked towards a portfolio
He pushed performing music to one side and pursued his interest in the visual Arts.
Making use of the variety of adult education classes available at that time he worked towards a portfolio of work and applied for the Masters Degree course in Fine Art and Printmaking at the University of Brighton.
That was 10 years ago and since completing the MA he has continued to work from his Brighton Studio researching his passion that is Printmaking. In the last two years he has explored commercial print processes and brought them into the artisans studio.
His work references Pop Art and has a strong gay identity, often using bold colours fused with a graphic style. Building images in layers he has a printmakers eye rather than an organic painters one. The laptop replaces the sketch book, work and reworking ideas which translate into original collages or more familiar styles of print such as silk screen, etching or mixed media prints.
Over the years his work has been collected by M & C Saatchi, East Sussex Hospital Trust and The Centre for Fine Print Research, UWE. He regularly shows at the Affordable Art Fair, Brighton Art Fair and freely becomes involved with the Brighton Pride Arts and Film Festival.
His work is currently on show at Redroaster Coffee House, St James Street (exhibition runs till end of August) and the Freedom to Live Exhibition at the Jubilee Library Brighton as part of the Brighton Pride, Arts and Film Festival (exhibition runs till August 4)
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