The ARCH Window at Aspire’s shop on Ryde High Street has a new exhibition for the month of May.
Award Winning Artist and National Acrylic Painters’ Association Member Steve Miles has an abstract mature language of painting, which combined with a highly expressive and gestural style is influenced by his years as a graffiti street artist and graphic designer.
Transitioning from wall to canvas
Steve spent decades painting his Graffiti ‘Toxic363’ works that were large scale and angular letterform murals before deciding to make the transition from wall to canvas.
Creating works that would normally be several feet high to much smaller canvases proved trickier than he had first realised, and it became necessary to experiment and adapt his painting technique.
Miles: Freed myself from what I knew
Steve says,
“I became aware of the need to free myself from what I knew and to train myself to look and paint in a different more abstract and fluid way.
“I began experimenting by moving my hand and creating the gestural movements needed to mark and capture the same emotions and style that can be found when I am painting a larger piece of graffiti.
“Once this technique started to feel more natural, I was able to simplify the movements and create patterns and shapes onto canvas that felt right, and most importantly, captured the essence of my years spent painting large Graffiti Works on walls.”
Where and when
Steve Miles in the ARCH Window can be found at 35 High Street, Ryde PO33 2HT.
Exhibiting between 1st-31st May 2023. Free and accessible daily viewing through the window.
All work is for sale. The Aspire shop opens Mon-Sat between 10am-12.30pm and 1.30pm-4pm.
News shared by Jan on behalf of Aspire. Ed
Image: © Steve Miles
