Kim Wan Artist's Statement The source of my work is the experience gained from day-to-day life and the imaginative, intuitive and analytical processes I use to translate those experiences into paintings. Each painting has its roots in a lived experience. A recent body of work has its origins in a visit I made to Spain in the autumn of 2004. These paintings, ïThe Terror is the BullÍ, are based on a conversation I had in a bar about bull-fighting. I wanted to convey the passion and the drama of the fight. The colours I used are primarily a bright orange-red. This is the colour of the banners and signs you see everywhere in LondonÍs Chinatown. This colour has a personal significance for me in that my father came from the Far East and my family name is Chinese. Painting is making thoughts visible. In the case of my own work, I would say that painting is making thoughts and emotions visible and in that sense, my painting is indistinguishable from my daily life. Images of work Brief CV EDUCATION 1998 Winchester School of Art GROUP EXHIBITIONS 2006 The Art of Hip Hop, Past, Present and Future Brighton University British Art Show 6 Cornerhouse, Manchester East @ West Wing Slough 2004 Painting is Dead, Long live Painting Hastings Museum and Art Gallery Decibel Snapshot Madejski Gallery, Reading 2003 23 Qualities Pilot Art Space, St. Leonards-on-Sea 1996 Elevation The Agency, London SOLO EXHIBITIONS 2005 Louder Than to Surface 12 Claremont, Hastings 2002 Duty Bound BASE gallery, London Off The Edge Electro Studios, St. Leonards-on-Sea AWARDS 2005 Artist Development, SEA, Arts Council England 2004 Mentoring programme, Arts Council England,SE Arts & Business & Xrx Ltd. Arts& Business & D.L.Art ltd. Arts & Business & Liam Armstrong Contact Email: kimwanart@yahoo.com Website: www.kimwanart.co.uk All content © the artists and EASTonline