Ethan Pollock
Untitled Interior 3.1, Oil on copper, 220mm x 250mm, 2009
Statement
My aim is to create quiet, meditative paintings that deal with themes of loss and desire. I try to develop playful dialogues with the history of painting, commandeer archaic themes and languages and breathe life into them through piracy and pillage. I'm looking for a Shakespearean balance of comedy and tragedy, and trying to disrupt our more puritanical expectations. Working on a small scale allows the paintings to develop a more intimate dialogue with the viewer, and behave as a keyhole to a more private and ambiguous place.
Education
2005 - 2009
Slade School of Fine Art - University College London, BA (Hons) Fine Art
2004 - 2005
Chelsea College of Art & Design, Diploma in Foundation Studies
Exhibitions
2009
Highlights from the Franks-Suss Collection, 38 West Heath Road, London, UK
Summer Exhibition, McNeill Gallery, Hertfordshire, UK
Open Studios, Absorb Arts, London, UK
BA Degree Show, Slade School of Fine Art, London , UK
2008
Big Painting Project, Woburn Research Centre, London, UK
Again, The Jago, London, UK
2006
'99 Weather Balloons', Nolia's Gallery, London, UK
2005
Foundation Show, Chelsea College of Art & Design, London, UK