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English,Christopher-Forest of Trapeze Swings.
Forest of Trapeze Swings. / Painting Oil / 48 inches by 36 inches / N.F.S

Description: Forest of Trapeze Swings. Do you swing from one desperation To another In a forest of trapeze swings, Where creatures jostle among the trees To survive in life. Or is life for you a cosy world, Full of inviting hands, Open arms and legs, strong enough to hold All the weight you need. One can not fly alone for long, Even though the momentum forces of freedom Can carry you for just a little while. Is there a safety net always below for you, Already full of many pampering cushions In an assumed world of normality. Are you confident enough, lucky enough To have someone always there to catch you, So much so that the thought of falling Has never even occurred to you, Making you oblivious to the plight Of others. c Christopher English



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Name   : Christopher English
Location: LOUGHBOROUGH  
  United Kingdom
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Christopher English

Biography
During my education I attended two boarding schools. I left school in 1968 and went to train as a drawing office tracer in Leeds. I then went to live in Harrogate in 1970. I started work at that same time for a company of chemical combustion engineers. I started writing poems and painting in oil colours in my spare time. To follow my interest in painting I went to art school in the evenings. I had a lot of encouragement from various poetry events, workshops, friends etc. I was made redundant from work in 1985 and decided that there was no future for me in drawing office work. I wanted to get a degree in fine art. I did a foundation course in art at Harrogate Art College. I then went on to do a Fine Art Painting degree at Loughborough University, where I graduated in 1994. Besides exhibiting my paintings at various exhibitions, I have self published a book of my poems and paintings, which I up date as I produce new work. The book title is: `A King Rose to build a Palace.' and is available from myself upon request via my web site.
 
Statement
I show the symbolic images in my paintings as a complement to the imagery evoked in my poems. Ideas for the symbolism in my art derive from my poetry. Content of artwork is allegorical, full of metaphor, connotation and ambiguity. I start a painting with a combination of several images from a poem. Discovery and suggestion from my imagination emerge during the painting process and are a supplement to the poetry. The result has the intrinsic value of both poem and painting. Indeed, I show where the ideas in the paintings came from, hence the publication of my poems and paintings together.
 
Exhibitions
I am a member of a group of local artists that exhibit in local galleries and the local community. Web site address: http://www.artspace-lboro.co.uk/index.html
 

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