RHIAN WHITTY - FINE ARTIST
2013
Art in the Village - Curzon Gallery, Wimbledon
ArtShed - Collab Collective - The Piazza, Wimbledon
Windmill Art Show - St Marks Hall, Wimbledon
Student Ambassador - Kingston University
Film featured on Lightbox - http://www.lightboxresource.co.uk/
'She Is...' Women's Aid Exhibition - London
Love Your Bags - The Temporary Bandits Collaborative Group - London
March Forth - The Swan, London
2012
Exhibitor and Curator - Unharmony - Dalston, London
Exhibitor - 191112 - The Swan, London
Exhibitor - Translation of Image - Fighting Cocks, London
Exhibitor - Displays of Dissatisfaction - Kingston University, London
Student Academic Mentor - Kingston University
2011
WJEC Foundation Art & Design Excellence Awards - Cardiff
'Work in Progress' studio exhibition - Kingston University, London
Studied art in Greece
2010
HSBC Press Conference - St Petersburg
Studied at the Repin Academy - St Petersburg
Alma Evans Memorial Award for the best
contribution in Art and Craft
2008
Alexander Talbot Rice Academy Scholarship Programme
Exhibition - Dinefwr Castle, National Trust, Llandeilo
Alexander Talbot Rice Academy Scholarship Programme
RHIAN WHITTY / ARTIST STATEMENT / C.V
Throughout my practice I have investigated balance, disharmony and the relationship of the moods and materials I use in my work. My influences are first and foremost everything I experience and feel yet am strongly inspired by films, television, and advertisements. My work centres around metamorphosis; I use found objects and my own imagery which I then alter through my use of colour and form, transforming their natural/found state by means of process driven experimentation. I want to see how this affects the aesthetics of the piece and what new layers of conversation can be created. I work largely but not exclusively through the medium of film, while I use a variety of materials each project is linked by recurring concerns and subject matter. Throughout my films sound takes principal, to induce a deeper level of atmosphere to my images. I am interested in the transformation of everyday objects into art works. As well as this, I also use popular culture references in my work and enjoy to blur the lines between traditional and modern aesthetics.
