GALLERY

PAUL FARRELL

The work of the artist and illustrator Paul Farrell has been inspired by a combination of his love for nature and a passionate interest in the graphic arts. Before concentrating on a career that focuses on art and illustration Paul had trained and worked as a graphic designer in London for the last 23 years.

His main body of work, the Tree series, is an example of Paul’s strong graphic style. Silhouettes are the epitome of graphic design and illustration, as they help identify and visually communicate an object clearly by the simplest of methods. The variety and interesting outline of natural forms, in particular the tree, are emphasised by the use of the silhouette.

Colour is as equally important when representing an image. Paul devotes much of his time collecting and applying combinations of colours sourced from natural and urban environments. The subject’s scale, detail and natural form are all an inspiration when creating the final image. Titling the images is almost as important as creating them as Paul selects appropriate names to evoke the beauty and character of the natural world in which we are all part of.

Based in Kent his collection of work continues to develop and expand with new projects for fashion and home wares and private and public commissions. Significantly, new metallic screen print collections, featuring birds in flight were created recently for his one-man show in London – ‘The Birds & the Trees’. He is represented at major art galleries and shops throughout the British Isles and abroad.

Other recent highlights have included exhibiting at The Affordable Art Fair in Bristol, participating in The London Design Festival 2009, featuring on Channel 4 Grand Designs this year and in many publications such as World of Interiors and Wallpaper. Along with a one-man show at The Old Sweet Shop gallery in London SW18 he is currently exhibiting at Harvey Nichols, Cabot Circus Bristol and next at the OXO Tower on London’s South Bank. Both designers and retailers Ella Doran and Ruth Aram have expressed an interest in his work along with the new, exclusive fashion outlet COS, owned by H&M.