Symmetry, shape, balance and pattern frequent these bold canvas’. With a clear pop art influence, as well as more contemporary feel for graphics, Neill Othen focuses on personal themes rather than those that revolve around consumerism and celebrity.
His work looks as though it should be accompanied by a musicians name as on record covers and album posters - but this work is not a tool for publicity, it only advertises itself.
Where a printed medium may have been anticipated for such work Othen deliberately uses paint that brings back what may be interpreted as cold graphics into a more personal realm,…
Symmetry, shape, balance and pattern frequent these bold canvas’. With a clear pop art influence, as well as more contemporary feel for graphics, Neill Othen focuses on personal themes rather than those that revolve around consumerism and celebrity.
His work looks as though it should be accompanied by a musicians name as on record covers and album posters - but this work is not a tool for publicity, it only advertises itself.
Where a printed medium may have been anticipated for such work Othen deliberately uses paint that brings back what may be interpreted as cold graphics into a more personal realm, together with its imperfections it gives the reigns back to the artist.
Neill Othen graduated from Southampton Institute in 1997 with a BSc in Media Technology. This knowledge has been translated into paintings only in recent years. Othen has shown in various exhibitions including Worthing Museum & Art Gallery, Fisherton Mill Gallery, Salisbury and Chameleon Gallery, Brighton.