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John Simpson - Contemporary Artist

John Simpson was born in Gloucestershire in 1975. He first studied at the University of Gloucestershire and then later at The Cambridge School of Art.

After a sell out first show Simpson has exhibited in London, New York and Sao Paulo. He was recently featured alongside Damien Hirst and Sir Peter Blake on Alan Yentob's BBC 1 arts series Imagine.

John Simpson's primary medium is the Monotype, a process which is recognised as the most direct and painterly form of Printmaking. Using a combination of drawing and painting in oil based ink, multiple layers are used to create the final image. 'The Monotype print process extends the possibilities of traditional drawing, the marks are made by anything which applies pressure to the surface, even just hands for a very direct approach'.
 

John Simpson Online Gallery

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Exhibitions

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Exhibition Calendar

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'John Simpson has a wonderfully fluent and flowing drawing style which lends itself particularly well to his chosen medium, monotypes. His control of this wayward process is remarkable, and this, combined with his sensitive and poetic imagination and his empathy with his subject matter produces powerful and inforgettable images.'  -  Gerald Laing

FAD Interview

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Drawing has always been the most important element in John Simpson's work, which relates to the graphic tradition of artists like Francisco Goya and Edvard Munch. His work references the world of folk tale and myth, exploring the relationship between the human figure and animal forms. Often introducing contemporary elements to these classical subjects, John Simpson's imagery seems caught somewhere between childhood imagination and adult reasoning. His ability to capture the physical an psychological nature of these creatures can both disquiet and enchant in equal measure.