Biography
Robert West, Born 1986, Kingston Upon Hull, England, UK
West has established a unique painting language that has been created through the combination of original and derived techniques; executing paintings that represent the now as he sees it.
West works within abstraction, focuses on colour, energy, form and technical expansion. His broad range of methodology forms bodies of work which are more dynamic and less linear than many other painters work and sets a precedent for his future practice.
West lives and works just outside Hull, splitting his time between his job in construction and his painting practice. He was raised in a working-class family and has worked in the construction industry from a young age.
His broad construction knowledge has brought about fresh thinking into his painting practice, this has consequently led him to his break throughs in the development of new painting techniques.
West has made a conscious effort to focus on setting up a base in the North of England which will be expanded with his practice. References from outside his work are limited and paintings are engaged and reacted to in the progress of their creation. West main focus is currently expanding the Borderline painting series.
Recently the Borderline series has started to gain recognition, being shown in several group shows in 2021/2022 and has been short-listed for the Sunny Art Prize, London 2021, and Long-listed for the Contemporary British Painting Prize 2021.
