Jonathan Woolfenden
JONATHAN WOOLFENDEN B. 1966
1984 – 1987 Studied at Bath Academy of Art, Corsham
1987 – 2004 Founder member of Arch 3 Studios, Manchester
2005 – Present day Founder member of Hope Cove Galleries, Devon
Exhibited nationwide with work in many public and private collections.
My work has always been concerned with industry and human interaction with it. Currently I draw on the fishing industry as it provides me with my most immediate source of inspiration. I have a fascination with the utilitarian colours used within this commercial practice and how the form of the equipment involved can only follow function.
I spend a great deal of time in the ports of Newlyn, Plymouth and Brixham gathering the wealth of information that these environments provide. Research trips usually involve working on small canvases open air, some sketching and taking a lot of photos of industrial detritus. My day is often rounded off by spending time in the portside watering holes; on a recent trip to Newlyn I visited the infamous Swordfish Inn and saw a skipper playing the spoons to Neil Diamond’s ‘Beautiful Noise’.
Now showing at The Royal Academy of Arts, Summer Exhibition.
‘The Deadliest Catch – Part 1’
1984 – 1987 Studied at Bath Academy of Art, Corsham
1987 – 2004 Founder member of Arch 3 Studios, Manchester
2005 – Present day Founder member of Hope Cove Galleries, Devon
Exhibited nationwide with work in many public and private collections.
My work has always been concerned with industry and human interaction with it. Currently I draw on the fishing industry as it provides me with my most immediate source of inspiration. I have a fascination with the utilitarian colours used within this commercial practice and how the form of the equipment involved can only follow function.
I spend a great deal of time in the ports of Newlyn, Plymouth and Brixham gathering the wealth of information that these environments provide. Research trips usually involve working on small canvases open air, some sketching and taking a lot of photos of industrial detritus. My day is often rounded off by spending time in the portside watering holes; on a recent trip to Newlyn I visited the infamous Swordfish Inn and saw a skipper playing the spoons to Neil Diamond’s ‘Beautiful Noise’.
Now showing at The Royal Academy of Arts, Summer Exhibition.
‘The Deadliest Catch – Part 1’