Such a deliberate approach, will invariably put a few people's backs up. Creed however, utilizes regular media, interchangeable tools and the experience of the mundane, to piece together installations and projects, which have both thrilled and infuriated audiences, and the art world, for over three decades. He is not particularly eager to describe himself as a '
conceptual artist', because in spite of the controversy that surrounds a lot of his output, he believes that his work, is the product of a genuine yearning, to expresses himself, and his innermost feelings. He has mainly used minimalist techniques in his portraiture work, as well as expressionistic procedures, to bring his paintings to life. Creed was born in England in 1968, and studied art in London, where he still cur
Read More Such a deliberate approach, will invariably put a few people's backs up. Creed however, utilizes regular media, interchangeable tools and the experience of the mundane, to piece together installations and projects, which have both thrilled and infuriated audiences, and the art world, for over three decades. He is not particularly eager to describe himself as a '
conceptual artist', because in spite of the controversy that surrounds a lot of his output, he believes that his work, is the product of a genuine yearning, to expresses himself, and his innermost feelings. He has mainly used minimalist techniques in his portraiture work, as well as expressionistic procedures, to bring his paintings to life. Creed was born in England in 1968, and studied art in London, where he still currently resides. He is also the leader of post rock group Owada, which often performs as part of his shows and exhibitions. His multi-faceted sensibility, easily transfers from one mode of expression to the next, and he has incorporated theatrical performances, filming an sculpture into his experimental approach. He sees art as 'what people use art for', and his wit, and disquieted world view, reveal his own openly admitted ambivalence, about his creative journey. (
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