"I may not know what's going on inside my head, all I know, is what I can do with the results" -
Howard Hodgkin
Artist Biography
Jake Deeth is an emerging Northumberland county based interdisciplinary artist. Commonly working with acrylic paint, reclaimed wood, welded metal, and stone manipulated into realistic or abstract shapes, images and animals. learning to wood carve since 2004 learning the basics to later develop a style heavily inspired from expressive abstract artists of the 1950s until modern day.
Artist statement
My 2D creations have always been an internal and external subconscious attraction to positively occupy my hyperactive, visual mind. I have always been extremely introverted and struggled with communication. Varieties of abstract art felt natural to express multiple complicated thoughts as images whewre every mark, big or small plays a part in the entirety.
My 3D work is a mix of realism and pure abstraction relying on balance, proportion, complementary shapes and accurate angles to force the chosen material to reveal a preconceived design after studying the starting piece