about

About

Gordon (b. 1984, Thurso) graduated from Duncan of Jordanstone,

University of Dundee in 2006 with a BA (Hons) in Fine Art 1:1.

Gordon currently lives in the north of Scotland.

The inspiration for most of my work comes from nature and the sea.

I'm interested in the fantasy and folklore that surrounds the natural

world and inventing an alternate view of humans place within it.

My work has a whimsical quality that comes from the themes I choose

and how I appropriate different subjects together;

unlikely groupings of animal, fish, plant and people combined with a

disproportionate sense of scale alluding to unusual new ecosystems and startling narratives.

I depict two very different extremes in my painting; one that is

serious and thoughtful; the other is spontaneous and ridiculous. I

make images for their visual affect and meaning tends to come as an

afterthought, this allows me to exploit the narrative element and

work more freely. I don't feel the need to make all my work

understandable preferring to leave it up to the viewer's varied

interpretation.

COMMISSIONS:

Marketing images for FRED – Europe's largest annual festival for site

specific art, 2007.

Graduate publishing Commission, Edinburgh printmakers, 2007

Winter tour poster for Josh Ritter, Beyond Promotions, 2006.

Awards:

R.S.A. Latimer Award, 2007.

Sandra McNeilance memorial prize for drawing and painting, 2006.