Francis J. Poole

Francis J. Poole

Concept

Francis has developed contemporary themes of perception, some of which explore the place between the seen reality and the unseen existence. There is a rich fabric of emotional charge that takes the viewer beyond the surface, creating a lasting image. Francis has focused upon the co-existence of an inner and outer world that fuses the space between the seer and the seen. He works with the paint to merge spaces, glimpsing lights of one and emotion. A way of seeing the plane of the canvas as a momentary window. This underpins his interest in the way in which we frame reality in the world, a constant process between what we see, know and experience; a term for which he has coined as “Perceptualism” This gives an original dual experience of reality across a field of pure vision.

These paintings have a hard edge materiality of paint structured in harmonies of sensual colour. The paint handling is masterful and high quality rare pigments are ground in to oils by the artist in the studio. Intensive care is given to the basic and complex phases involved in the creating and finish of the art.

CV Summary

Exhibitions & Achievements

  • 2006/ No more grey Gallery, very peel, East end London
  • 2006/ 2nd prize in Simoto Gallery competition “Transient”, Japan
  • 2006/ ‘New horizons’, Britannia Gallery, Hastings
  • 2005/ ‘You just walked past your future’ Quod Gallery, London
  • 2005/ St Mary in the Castle, a new spirit in painting, Hastings, East Sussex
  • 2005/ Francis Bacon, Francis Poole, litographs and bus paintings, Private Collection
  • 2004/ Art World Gallery, Interfaith
  • 2004/ Art World Gallery, Science of Seeing
  • 2003/ Front cover of “Supercollector” a book about Charles Saatchi by John Walker and Rita Hatton
  • 2002/ Tree of life paintings, Canary Wharf, London
  • 2002/ Big breakfast TV show, you see yourself in the eyes of others
  • 2002/ Piccadilly Underground Station, New paintings
  • 2001/ Dot portraits, Britart Online Gallery, London
  • 2000/ Art 2000 Highbury and Islington, London

Educations

  • BA fine Art degree, Central St Martins College of Art and Design, London
  • Foundation studies Central St Martins College of Art and Design, London
  • GNVQ advanced art and design, Esher College, Surrey
  • A level Art Esher College, Surrey

Collections

Jeremy Mogford art collection, Private collections USA, UK, Italy, France, Australia, Germany, Russia & Ireland

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