Gareth Kemp has for a number of years been working on a series of paintings called Fifteen Feet of Pure White Snow, totalling over forty pieces. These monochrome canvases are inspired by a set of old family photographs of the remote area of Wales where he grew up. Kemp spends many hours carefully planning the assemblage of elements in each piece, a process of mentally cutting and pasting within and between photographs. They, like other paintings by Kemp, show a formal approach to composition and a quirky balance to the over all image. The nostalgic attempt to reanimate old images results in repetition and occlusion, whilst the cinematic compositions create a sense of unease. Other paintings also have this sense of unease, hinting at some kind of impending doom. Recently Kemp has started working on a series of paintings entitled Moonland. Digital photographs of reflections on the roofs of cars in his street are used as a point of departure, to create barren painted landscapes with an otherworldly quality.

Gareth Kemp was recently one of 6 artists short-listed for the inaugural Liverpool Art prize having originally been one of 44 artists nominated. More information can be seen on www.liverpoolartprize.com

Gareth Kemp has exhibited widely, both in the UK and further afield and his work is held in various private collections.

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