JACK PAFFETT
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The paintings don’t have end points; they continually evolve through the application of paint, in a struggle to find what only paint can display. Allowing aesthetic qualities on the canvas to determine my next action. The paintings sit in an area of tension between construction and destruction; they are over painted, erased, before being built up again. Each Layer of paint leaving remnants of what was there before, a glimpse of colour, or a notion of texture. The paintings evolve through references to experiences. I like the idea of the paint being in a constant transgression, slipping from one conclusion to the next, reflecting the fluid nature of the paint. Marks aren’t organized, encouraging the viewer to bring their own memories and emotions to the canvas, leaving them to decipher and question the ambiguous space in front of them.
 
I use my own experiences as source material, images from memory, nature or the everyday. Forming ideas and imagery through the process of drawings and painted studies. The paintings are directly influenced through these visual references; patterns, repetitions and forms are also key interest of mine. Investigating how these qualities are reflected through the process of painting as well as their formation physically. Establishing a conversation between my conscience and paint. Exploring whether through the action of painting a metaphor of experience can be expressed visually.

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SELECTED EXHIBITIONS

2020         Wells Art Contemporary, Virtual Exhibition 
​2019         Summer Show : Contemporary, Belgrave St Ives, St Ives 2018 Winter Exhibition, Belgrave St Ives, St Ives
2018         
NSA On View, Tremenheere Sculpture Gardens, Penzance 2018 Summer Exhibition,Belgrave St Ives, St Ives
2018         Soft Rebellion, Fringe Arts Bath Festival, Bath
2018         Drawing Explored
, Tremenheere Sculpture Gardens, Penzance
2018         
Artscape : New Contemporary Painters, Belgrave St Ives, St Ives
2017         
NSA ‘Critics Choice’, Tremenheere Sculpture Gardens, Penzance
2017         
Contemporary Perspectives on Printmaking, The Mall Gallery, London
2017         
RITUALS - ANIMA MUNDI FESTIVAL, Palazzo Ca' Zanardi, Venice
2017         
BOARDERS, Tremenheere Sculpture Gardens, Penzance
2017         
FBA Futures 2017, The Mall Gallery, London
2016         
Press Gang, Falmouth Art Gallery, Falmouth
2016         
Best of the South West, The Pound, Corsham
2016         
Degree Show, Falmouth University, Falmouth
2015         
Fore, Falmouth University studios, Falmouth
2015         
Residents of 10, The Fish Factory, Falmouth
2015         
Schism, 2nd year show, The Poly, Falmouth
2014         
Fine Art 1st Year Exhibition, Falmouth University, Falmouth
2012         Exhibition of final work, NewRed Artist Space, Salisbury
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​SELECTED PROJECTS AND AWARDS

2021        Wells Art Contemporary Chubb Bulleid People's Choice Prize
2015        Residents of 10, initiating the concept, Planning, Marketing and Curating the Exhibition
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2015        Schism, part of the Marketing and Curatorial teams

EDUCATION

​2016         Bachelor of Arts in Fine Art, Falmouth University (Second Class Honours (Upper Division))
2013         Diploma is Art and Design, Foundation Course, Arts University College Bournemouth (Distinction*) 
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