Ross Eccles
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Ross Eccles, is a contemporary English artist
and painter
. He has been based in Dublin, Ireland
since 1971, and exhibits there regularly. He has also exhibited his work in the UK, France and the US.
in 1937 http://www.juxtapoz.com/index.php?option=com_events&task=view_detail&agid=1804&year=2009&month=3&day=28&Itemid=125. He was educated at Clitheroe Royal Grammar School
and later studied Architecture
at the Birmingham School of Architecture. He practiced as an architect for 30 years, first in England and then in Canada
, before settling in Ireland where he ran his own practice up until 1992. In 1992 he retired from Architecture in order to devote himself to art on a full-time basis.
Ross’s often twisted, abstract
style of painting is a reaction to the rigidity and structure that he faced as an architect. His architectural background has undoubtedly influenced his artworks and his subjects frequently include familiar architectural landmarks, although these are painted in an entirely new light that reflects the artist’s own vision, with bold colours and broken lines. His paintings are created to provide a fresh perspective on otherwise mundane subjects and to free the viewer from the confinements and limitations of everyday existence.
Ross often gives demonstrations to school students in the hope that he can get them to see the world around them in a new way and change their mindset in regards to life and art. He believes that conventional teaching “moulds people into similar patterns and suppresses natural individuality”.
His early work and style was influenced by his architectural training and was in the form of architectural sketches and watercolours. In recent years Ross’s style has become looser and his brushstrokes more obvious and less defined as he works more and more with acrylic paint. There is a lot of movement within his works and an emphasis on the importance of colour and light over line. Rather than recreating the subject precisely he wants to re-create the sense of what the eye captures when it looks at the subject and merge that with an element of fantasy to create a fresh vision of an everyday subject matter. His main influences include the Surrealists
, the Cubists
and the Impressionists .
Artist
An artist is a person engaged in one or more of any of a broad spectrum of activities related to creating art, practicing the arts and/or demonstrating an art. The common usage in both everyday speech and academic discourse is a practitioner in the visual arts only...
and painter
Painting
Painting is the practice of applying paint, pigment, color or other medium to a surface . The application of the medium is commonly applied to the base with a brush but other objects can be used. In art, the term painting describes both the act and the result of the action. However, painting is...
. He has been based in Dublin, Ireland
Ireland
Ireland is an island to the northwest of continental Europe. It is the third-largest island in Europe and the twentieth-largest island on Earth...
since 1971, and exhibits there regularly. He has also exhibited his work in the UK, France and the US.
Life and work
Ross Eccles was born in Blackburn, EnglandEngland
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
in 1937 http://www.juxtapoz.com/index.php?option=com_events&task=view_detail&agid=1804&year=2009&month=3&day=28&Itemid=125. He was educated at Clitheroe Royal Grammar School
Clitheroe Royal Grammar School
See Royal Grammar School for the other schools with the name RGS.Clitheroe Royal Grammar School is a co-educational secondary school in Clitheroe, Lancashire that used to be an all boys school...
and later studied Architecture
Architecture
Architecture is both the process and product of planning, designing and construction. Architectural works, in the material form of buildings, are often perceived as cultural and political symbols and as works of art...
at the Birmingham School of Architecture. He practiced as an architect for 30 years, first in England and then in Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
, before settling in Ireland where he ran his own practice up until 1992. In 1992 he retired from Architecture in order to devote himself to art on a full-time basis.
Ross’s often twisted, abstract
Abstract art
Abstract art uses a visual language of form, color and line to create a composition which may exist with a degree of independence from visual references in the world. Western art had been, from the Renaissance up to the middle of the 19th century, underpinned by the logic of perspective and an...
style of painting is a reaction to the rigidity and structure that he faced as an architect. His architectural background has undoubtedly influenced his artworks and his subjects frequently include familiar architectural landmarks, although these are painted in an entirely new light that reflects the artist’s own vision, with bold colours and broken lines. His paintings are created to provide a fresh perspective on otherwise mundane subjects and to free the viewer from the confinements and limitations of everyday existence.
Ross often gives demonstrations to school students in the hope that he can get them to see the world around them in a new way and change their mindset in regards to life and art. He believes that conventional teaching “moulds people into similar patterns and suppresses natural individuality”.
His early work and style was influenced by his architectural training and was in the form of architectural sketches and watercolours. In recent years Ross’s style has become looser and his brushstrokes more obvious and less defined as he works more and more with acrylic paint. There is a lot of movement within his works and an emphasis on the importance of colour and light over line. Rather than recreating the subject precisely he wants to re-create the sense of what the eye captures when it looks at the subject and merge that with an element of fantasy to create a fresh vision of an everyday subject matter. His main influences include the Surrealists
Surrealism
Surrealism is a cultural movement that began in the early 1920s, and is best known for the visual artworks and writings of the group members....
, the Cubists
Cubism
Cubism was a 20th century avant-garde art movement, pioneered by Pablo Picasso and Georges Braque, that revolutionized European painting and sculpture, and inspired related movements in music, literature and architecture...
and the Impressionists .
External links
- Westholme School - Upper School
- Ross Eccles - Contemporary Art - Biography
- The Green Gallery Dublin - Irish Art, Art Gallery Dublin, Galleries in Dublin, Gallery Ireland, Irish Gallery, Dublin Art Gallery, Ireland
- Ross Eccles art for sale and Biography – Artbank.com
- The ROSS ECCLES Collection
- Ross - A Journey into Art - Matador Non-Fiction - Dawn Eccles
- WOW.ie - Ross Eccles Dublin Book Launch
- Juxtapoz Art & Culture Magazine - Ross Eccles 'In Which We Exist' Exhibition - Infusion Gallery Los Angeles
- Affordable Art in Dublin - Art in Dublin - the green gallery
- Art Slant Los Angeles - Ross Eccles Autotelism Exhibition
- THE Magazine LA - Ross Eccles 'Autotelism' Exhibition
- Citizen LA - Art Spotting - Andie Villafane - April 2009