User:John E Goadby

John Goadby

Artist statement

People always seem to be interested in an artists influences, if pushed to give names I would say I have enjoyed the work of Jackson Pollock, Antoni Tapies and a lot of the new breed of top end graphic artists and designers working in experimental moving image and animation. But the main influence on my work would be colour, the materials and physical process I go though in producing the work. Rhythms within rhythms, shapes within shapes and colours within colours. When I'm working it's more to do with the materials I'm using rather than a specific idea.

I work on both aluminium and steel. I first grind into the surface of the substrates using industrial angle grinders; chisels and even specially fashioned screwdrivers I've sharpened the tips of. Creating a disturbed reflective surface. Tinted lacquers are then applied using spray guns to build up colour and form. Using spray guns enables me to apply colour to large areas quickly and very precisely. I then re-grind and gouge through the paint disturbing the surface even more and then reapply more material (tinted lacquers and paints). Sometimes I will use masks and stencils to apply or protect paint. The materials I use enable me to produce work of almost any shape or size. The paints and lacquers are all from the automotive industry and are therefore suited to both indoor and outdoor works. Due to these materials, I work very quickly. The drying time of the paint and tinted lacquer is only minutes, sometimes seconds. I find this process can get very tense so I tend to work in bursts of activity interspersed with periods of thought and planning drawing out shapes with chalk to help plan the next move. Because of the light refractive quality of the work (i.e. light passes through the tinted lacquer, hits the ground metal and is reflected back through the lacquer picking up its colour) lighting is an integral part of the work. And there for when the work is exhibited it's vital that this is taken into consideration.