Featured Artist with A Twist: Our 100th Twitter Follower
Friday 05th August 2011
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We have all kinds of followers on Twitter, so it was genuinely hit and miss as to who was going to be the 100th, and whether they would even have an interest in setting up a website with Gallereo.
Luckily, our 100th follower was a dedicated and talented artist, whose work as been a pleasure to view and whose progress with Gallereo has been strong.
I'd like to introduce you to the work of Nigel Painting.
Nigel is based in the North of England (another coincidence as our Twitter followers are a global bunch), and he uses paint, print and digital media to bring an array of subject matter to life through exemplary form, colour and texture.
In his own words, Nigel states that "I'm almost surprised to recognise that it's the act of painting that currently defines most of what I do as an artist. I've long been aware of the historical loading of painting as a cultural signifier and have adopted a cunning plan of generally eschewing oil on canvas in favour of more culturally flimsy materials. In this way, I imagine that I'm escaping some historical burdens and setting up encounters with a range of fresh challenges."
Here at Gallereo we are excited to see what Nigel has in store and how his work develops. A big thank you to him for being our 100th Twitter follower and we hope that his new website helps him to display his work to a wider audience, to further his career, and bring him lots of new fans.
