“Stemming from the core belief that we are ancient, sublime, and ripe with the potential to do exceptional things in life, I strive to create a visual world that addresses themes of sexuality and gender as something incredible and extraordinary. This new body of work has been fashioned from digital crafting, using hundreds of photographs and images I’ve collected over many years. Textures and patterns from around the world, combined and entwined with glimpses of antique textiles, vintage botanical studies and Persian carpets, these are just a few of the many elements that make up the rich visual language I use to create the narrative for each piece of art. These otherworldly beings are envisioned and made manifest to be our own reflections; an apparition of the very best qualities in each of us, a reminder of the divinity within that is so often neglected and forgotten. To expose ourselves as resilient and vibrant beings, yet to embrace that beautiful vulnerability within us is what makes these works relatable. They are in fact ethereal dreams made flesh, a vivid display of eternal love for our fragile experience and the natural world that surrounds us”
MORNING STAR
Philip Shadbolt 