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Aerial Sparks
Aerial Sparks dropped out of art school (studying photography)
at the age of 19 and subsequently taught himself to paint, unsure how to access the art world he started a career as a means
to an end. In 2005 he re-evaluated his life and made a commitment to his vocation, irrespective of the consequences he gave
up his job and travelled to Bali which he had been visiting regularly for 10 years and befriended and commissioned art works
by local artisans. Aerial has had a studio in East London from
2006 where he has collaborated with craftsmen and engineers.
Aerial supplements his practice by working with socially excluded individuals.
I am interested in psychology and also delve into existentialism, it has been suggested that my paintings have parallels
with symbolism . My paintings are figurative, often juxtaposing
disturbing and “sweet ” elements , designed to induce a feeling
or havea double take in the viewer.
Biting the hand that feeds you
mixed media scuplture, 29 x 12 x 12 cm,2018