2021
Abingdon Studios
W
Sam Owen Hull
Contemporary Artist
Manchester, UK
www.samowenhull.co.uk
@samowenhull
Title: FloW/21
Medium: Acrylic Paint, paper, reflective fabric, polyester stuffing and embroidery thread on canvas.
Hull’ work sits somewhere between fine art and craft, working to defy categorisation as one or the other despite the obvious associations that can be drawn from the painted and embroidered marks she uses. Her exploration of W draws on interests in typography and urban signage, along with the deconstruction of letterforms by graffiti writers found on decaying surfaces in abandoned corners of cities. For Hull, W is a letter of curiosity, the start of many lines of enquiry. Wandering/wondering. What if the elements of my work find their own form, unconstrained by edges? The letter W sent to the artist from RYP was constructed from four lines with rounded edges, reminding her of repeating shapes frequently used in my painting. The starting point became these four lines, made as sculptural forms using reflective fabric, contrasting solidity and transience. Light effects are integral to Hull’ work, as they are to Blackpool. The four lines break down into a new form. The French knots around each refer to decay. The gestural brushstrokes and drips suggest an energy flow that contrasts with the solidity of the four lines. As the work developed it found its own form on sheets of correx, a corrugated plastic sheet used for temporary signs.
Sam Owen Hull
Contemporary Artist
Manchester, UK
www.samowenhull.co.uk
@samowenhull
Title: FloW/21
Medium: Acrylic Paint, paper, reflective fabric, polyester stuffing and embroidery thread on canvas.
Hull’ work sits somewhere between fine art and craft, working to defy categorisation as one or the other despite the obvious associations that can be drawn from the painted and embroidered marks she uses. Her exploration of W draws on interests in typography and urban signage, along with the deconstruction of letterforms by graffiti writers found on decaying surfaces in abandoned corners of cities. For Hull, W is a letter of curiosity, the start of many lines of enquiry. Wandering/wondering. What if the elements of my work find their own form, unconstrained by edges? The letter W sent to the artist from RYP was constructed from four lines with rounded edges, reminding her of repeating shapes frequently used in my painting. The starting point became these four lines, made as sculptural forms using reflective fabric, contrasting solidity and transience. Light effects are integral to Hull’ work, as they are to Blackpool. The four lines break down into a new form. The French knots around each refer to decay. The gestural brushstrokes and drips suggest an energy flow that contrasts with the solidity of the four lines. As the work developed it found its own form on sheets of correx, a corrugated plastic sheet used for temporary signs.
