John Dix was born in Herefordshire, 1985. Coming from an artistic family background, Dix began producing art from a very early age. It was not until his days at Hereford Sixth Form College that he began to experiment with oil paints, portraiture and figurative painting. The representation of the human figure in art manifests itself in many ways; as a vehicle to make a personal statement, as a thing of beauty, as a member of the cast in real or surreal situations or as an instrument to inspire political change. Artists have used the figure to highlight the plight of various sections of society, crusading for social improvement or acting as a tool of propaganda as used through the social realism of Stalinist Russia. The tenuous link between cause and effect on the ideology of an age is becoming increasingly indefinable. The figure has also been used by artists through the ages to invite the viewer into private, often surreal, sometimes terrible worlds, to share and question moral, religious values and psychological dilemmas or to act as voyeur on the most intimate of personal relationships. Whether it is to make a statement or catalyse question, the use of the figure in art is as prevalent today as at any time during its history.
Dix then went on to study Education (with an art specialism) at Reading University during the latter half of the previous decade. Whilst there, Dix experimented with different media and studied many different modern artists. His current style, however, wasn't developed until his final year exhibition in which six 100cm x 50cm canvases were produced.
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Size: 15.75" x 19.50"
Price: £300.00
