Mike is currently living in Jerusalem. 

 

A bit about Mike...

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Mike was born in London and studied painting at art school during the early 1970’s. He worked for a number of years in art and design activity with special needs adults and in interior and graphic design, and is now concentrating again on his fine art practice.

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He emigrated to Israel in 1999 and continued with part time studies in painting and drawing at the Jerusalem Studio School and in classes with artists Amir Rubin and Caron Lipchin.

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"In recent work I have been exploring life within my contemporary urban landscape in Israel and my previous habitat of London. I also use the motifs of the figure and city/landscape to communicate something of more universal issues of identity and sense of belonging.

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I am drawn to work in the gap between realism and abstraction, finding resonance in the words of British artist Dennis Creffield in his approach to his subject – ‘I am not interested in creating an illusion of reality but in trying to find a substantial form for it’s substantiality – an image of actual experience.’

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I explore through various mixed media techniques including digital manipulation but mainly enjoy expression through the beauty and language of paint."

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If you're wondering why St Neots, Mike is an old friend..... and of course his work is brilliant!