ARTIST’S STATEMENT

“Detail and texture; symmetry and form; colour and tone. These are common elements which thread through my work. Throughout all of my projects, I’ve worked to capture not just a subject’s form but also a visual and perhaps painterly representation of the fleeting emotion I felt at the time the images were captured; encouraging the viewer to experience at least part of that same intangible sensation when they study my work.

After working on animal and flower studies for many years, I have recently shifted my creative output to abstract expressionism, which I am enjoying for its creativity and challenges.

My approach involves the use of physical photographic and lighting techniques, often setting up fleeting ‘sculptures’ in my studio, by using objects in an experimental way without any preconceived concept of the final image. This allows for plenty of freedom and imagination throughout the process, and for the work to evolve and flow.

There is an intriguing aspect to looking beyond the obvious; to capture photographically the detail, shape and pattern hidden in plain sight, and to explore its symmetry, light and texture”.

Paul Coghlin, FBIPP