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Joe Tymkow

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    In June 2010 Joe graduated from UWE in Bristol with a degree in Fine Art. Although his artwork is primarily based around painting, Joe is equally experienced in photography and sculpture. These three disciplines result in artworks which have physical, tactile and aesthetic presence.

    Joe never feels intimidated by a blank canvas; he equates his work with that of exposed negatives – latent images awaiting development. The application and removal of paint, coupled with the interaction between differing mediums, produce a multitude of diverse qualities in his work. The varying processes that Joe adopts drive each work in a different direction. The resulting surface is as important as the work itself.

    Joe’s response to the way paint behaves and the use of multiple layering contribute to the richness found on and under the surface. Painting on a large scale gives him freedom of movement and allows these layers to come to life. His natural inquisitiveness and fondness for experimentation, combined with a logical approach to his work, produce artwork which is varied in nature. Joe says, ‘I am happiest when I am actually painting, when both myself and the surface of the canvas are physically animated; I spend the rest of my time literally watching paint dry’.

    As a result of the methods Joe uses his artworks tend to end in ‘abstracts by default’. Occasionally Joe produces figurative pieces and this year he had one of his paintings accepted for the Threadneedle prize, shown at the Mall Galleries in London.

    Interview on The Artists Web: http://blog.artweb.com/2011/04/joe-tymkow-from-pcs-to-pieces-of-art/

    Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/joe.tymkow

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    Exhibitions:

    2012         Atkinson Gallery – Millfield School, Street

    2012         ‘Flights of Fancy’ – BANA Bath

    2012         ‘BeyondZero’ – Stockwell Studios, London

    2012         ‘Black’ – Cultivate Vyner Street, London

    2011          Fringe Arts Bath – The Officer’s Club

    2011          Threadneedle Prize – Mall Galleries

    2011          ‘Regeneration & Pushing Paint’ – The Octagon, Bath

    2010          ‘Super Salon Sale’ – Bristol Diving School, Spike Island

    2010          ‘Untitled’ – 8 Week Gallery, Anchor Rd, Bristol

    2010          ‘Doorway to Dignity’ – Tabernacle, London

    2009          Amnesty International – Watershed, Bristol

    2008-09    RWA Autumn Exhibition – Queens Road, Bristol

    2008-09    BANA ‘Open View’ – Bath Artists’ Studios

    2007          Bordeaux Quay – Bristol Harbourside

    2006-09    Summer Exhibition – Victoria Art Gallery, Bath

    2006          Crown Monochrome Group – RUH, Bath

    2005-07    ‘Trinity Exhibition’ – Walcot Chapel, Bath

    2004          Invited Artist – Marziart Gallery, Hamburg, Germany

    Publications:

    1990          Photography Yearbook

    1990          Creative Monochrome Yearbook

    Qualifications and Training:

    2008-10    BA Fine Art – UWE, Bristol

    2006-08    FdA (Fine Art) – UWE, Bristol School of Art

    2005-06    ND (Fine Art) – City of Bath College

    1996         Science Foundation – Open University

    1990         Royal Photographic Society Distinction

    1988         City & Guilds Photography

    1986         Fine Art printing – Brunel College, Bristol

    Organisations:

    BANA Director – Bath Area Network for Artists
    FaB –  Director – Fringe Arts Bath
    RWA Artist Member – Royal West of England Academy of Art

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