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Stoke on Trent contemporary abstract artist, Richard Dawkes, offers
original contemporary abstract art paintings for sale direct in
his Staffordshire studio and pictures from galleries. In the UK
West Midlands the painter welcomes visitors.
<p><font face="Trebuchet MS,GillSans,Helvetica" size="2">In my early work I combined various styles from expressionism
to pop art, with the intention that both abstract and figurative
aspects should work together, and I had even started to refer
myself as some sort of visual DJ. <br>
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Over time, my work has become totally abstract but, although the
styles blend together, they still retain elements of a broad range
of genres. <br>
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My paintings progress through a form of Automatism, while I think
about colour, composition and the aim to reach the ideal aesthetic
of everyday life, that finally completes a painting. <br>
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The names of my paintings are more like nicknames than titles.
The name is not intended to be descriptive of the painting, which
stands alone to be discovered and explored for its inner beauty.
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<a href="pages/cv.htm" target="site">Click here to view my CV<br>
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<p><font face="Trebuchet MS,GillSans,Helvetica" size="2">'relating to or denoting art that does not attempt to represent
external, recognisable reality.' - <i>The Oxford English Dictionary, Eleventh Edition.<br>
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"Of all the arts, abstract painting is the most difficult. It
demands that you know how to draw well, that you have a heightened
sensitivity for composition and for colours, and that you be a
true poet. This last is essential.' - <i>Wassily Kandinsky</i><br>
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You can buy direct from me, or from exhibiting galleries.<br>
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I am always happy to spend time (by appointment) with clients
to discuss commissions or to view available works.<br>
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Please see the <a href="pages/contact.htm">contact page</a> or use the <a href="pages/comments.htm">online form</a>, to make an enquiry.</font><font face="Trebuchet MS,GillSans,Helvetica"> <br>
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<p><font face="Trebuchet MS,GillSans,Helvetica" size="2">Richard Dawkes<br>
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Unit 25, The Enterprise Centre, Bedford Steet, Shelton, Stoke-on-Trent.
ST1 4PZ<br>
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Tel: 07779 300582<br>
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richarddawkes.co.uk<br>
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<p><font face="Trebuchet MS,GillSans,Helvetica" size="2">Education <br>
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Staffordshire University <br>
1995-98 <br>
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BA (hons) Fine Art <br>
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Bedford College of Higher Education <br>
1992-95 <br>
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B-tec National Foundation Studies in Art and Design <br>
B-tec National General Art and Design <br>
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Huntingdon Technical College <br>
1990-92 <br>
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A-level Arts and Crafts <br>
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Gcse Creative Arts (Design Centred Studies) <br>
Critical Studies in Art and Design <br>
Photography <br>
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Ernulf Community School <br>
1985-90 <br>
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Gcse Art and Design (Drawing /Painting) <br>
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• Exhibitions <br>
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Etruria Industrial Museum <br>
2004 <br>
Currently have a painting on show entitled ‘One fine day’. <br>
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Open Exhibitions <br>
1997-2000 <br>
My work was accepted at Stockport Art Gallery and The Potteries
Museum & Art Gallery Opens, which are held once a year. <br>
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Staffordshire University <br>
1998 <br>
Graduate Exhibition. <br>
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The Grand Hall, Albert Dock <br>
1996 <br>
I was part of a group of artists who exhibited in a show that
was entitled ‘Debris’. <br>
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• Competitions <br>
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School of Health Purchase Prize <br>
1998 <br>
Awarded at Staffordshire University for the painting entitled
‘if Tom and Jerry can…...’ <br>
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Typeface design competition <br>
1992 <br>
Designed a logo for a local company called G-tech electronics.
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In my early work I combined various styles from expressionism
to pop art, with the intention that both abstract and figurative
aspectnner beauty. <br>
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