
William James Claridge
Born: 1995
Hometown: Halstead
Based in: Suffolk
Born: 1995
Hometown: Halstead
Based in: Suffolk
Claridge's series ‘Cultural Landscape’ explores his perspective from different cultural settings around Europe, Africa and India. All paintings in this series are inspiration taken from his travels and deliver an insight into an ever-changing landscape of form and colour. Each painting, although understood by the artist as a specific location, can be open to interpretation with its impressionist style.
What inspires you?
I am completely inspired by the everyday, its mundane form and the people who consume it. Travel plays a huge part for me, transcending onto canvas with cultural influence in form and colour.
Describe your creative process.
Acrylic, oil, ink and spray paint on paper, canvas and photograph.
What are 3 words that best describe your work?
Abstract, playful and bold
Who are some artists that have influenced your work?
Gerhard Richter, Rothko and Hockney
What is the most important tool when creating your work?
Palette Knife
Where do you go for inspiration?
All over the UK and Europe as well as further a field travels.