{"id":553,"date":"2011-09-03T06:30:20","date_gmt":"2011-09-03T06:30:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ilovemega.com\/blog\/?p=553"},"modified":"2014-07-29T14:46:05","modified_gmt":"2014-07-29T14:46:05","slug":"paul-davies","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ilovemega.com\/blog\/paul-davies\/","title":{"rendered":"PAUL DAVIES
Interview with the Australian painter"},"content":{"rendered":"

Paul Davies tells us more about his artworks in an exclusive interview.<\/h2>\n

I first met Paul Davies when I was living in Sydney (Australia), working as an art director for Acclaim magazine<\/a>.<\/strong>
\nPaul has his studio located at China Heights, the gallery where I was doing the Sydney stop<\/a> of my last touring exhibition<\/a>.
\nA good opportunity to meet again and exchange a few words with this nice and talented artist.
\nMore about the Australian painter<\/a> Paul Davies.<\/em><\/p>\n

\"Paul

Paul Davies in his studio in Sydney<\/p><\/div>\n

PLEASE INTRODUCE YOURSELF<\/strong>
\nPaul Davies Australian Artist based in Sydney at China Heights studio.<\/p>\n

\"Painting

Painting of a modern house, typical of Paul Davies’ work<\/p><\/div>\n

HOW WOULD YOU DESCRIBE YOUR WORK?<\/strong>
\nThe focus of my painting is predominantly based on the relationship between the built and natural environment. <\/p>\n

\"Exhibition

Exhibition by Paul Davies<\/p><\/div>\n

PLEASE SHARE WITH US YOUR WORKING PROCESS<\/strong>
\nMy practice primarily involves photography, stenciling, and acrylic painting, with which my first experiments began in 2002. These works depicted Sydney street scenes mixed with researched popular culture images. The layering process of this technique created on the canvas a visual diary of my immediate surroundings. This method of free association i.e. assembling researched images, collected from my studio floor, onto the canvas, allowed me to experiment with different medium, which is something I still use now to explore various concepts in my work.<\/p>\n

\"Painting

Painting on canvas by Paul Davies<\/p><\/div>\n

HOW DOES YOUR ENVIRONMENT INFLUENCE YOUR ART<\/strong>
\nI often travel within Australia or overseas, on research trips, to find source material to photograph and sketch. I enjoy this part of the process because I don\u2019t know what I\u2019ll find. When I return to the studio I print these images and stick them up around the space, which gives me inspiration for the paintings. China Heights studio is located close to Sydney\u2019s CBD and I find this urban location vital in creating my works which combine the built and natural environment.<\/p>\n

\"Artwork

Artwork by the Australian painter Paul Davies<\/p><\/div>\n

WHO ARE YOUR INFLUENCES?<\/strong><\/p>\n