Evolution: An Odyssey By Kym Haverson

Private Viewing 26th January 2012: 18.00 - 21.00

Kym Haverson (b. Salisbury, UK, 1985) graduated in 3D Design from Leeds Metropolitan University, Leeds. After graduating in 2007 Kym worked as a graphic designer for Populous (formally HOK), an international architectural firm in Brisbane. Returning to the UK in 2008, she divided her time between painting and freelance work in advertising agencies across London and Norwich. It wasn't till May 2011, Kym decided to devote herself completely to art.

Responding to the view that we are living in the “greatest age of discovery,” inspired by the beauty of nature and the profound questions; Why are we here? What happens in space? What is to be our and our planets fate? Kym creates violent deformed shapes and scenes of a mysterious quality that can be described as expressionistic studies of light, colour, atmosphere and power. She refers to her work, “as pausing a moment in time; giving you the opportunity to think, to be humbled, to forget and to remind.”

Using a unique modern style of painting, Kym lays the canvas on the floor enabling her to approach the piece from above giving unparalleled access to all areas of the work. Layering water and various mediums of paint on top of each other, dispersing them across the canvas, allowing them to fight each other for space, while permitting layers of spray paint to settle on top of others in precise detail.

The artwork is produced on stretched canvas, using gloss, water, acrylic and spray paint, often taking up to 120 hours to dry.