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This artist's exhibitions:

  1. www.lucindacusdin.co.uk
  2. Outside th Box, London College of Art, Wimbledon 18th June until 25th June 2010
  3. Inside The Box, Troubadour Gallery, Earls Court, London. April 30th 4p.m until 10p.m.

This artist is currently undertaking private projects!

email: lucinda@artbywoodbine.co.uk

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Lucinda Cusdin

These pieces that you see were all created before my foundation course at Warwickshire college and before starting my Painting degree at University of the Arts London. They have all individually contributed to my development as an artist by teaching me how to construct drawings, discover new ways of composing a piece and how to work with different materials and colour. They are the foundations that I built before my degree and made me strive to become a professional artist. Most importantly though, they have fueled my passion for creativity.

During this time I was most influenced by Modern portrait painters and movements such as Cubism. Then I moved on to studying the Surrealists whose ideas still influence my work today. I am currently in my last year of university studying the materials the American Minimalist artists used in the 1960s such as Metal and Plastic, and using unconventional painters paints, such as enamel, to create pieces through repetitive processes.

Self Portrait

Studying the style of Egon Schiele who was working in the early 1900’s, I used layers of acrylic to create a ghostly appearance and body proportions that appear contorted and deformed.

Mixed Emotions

This piece was created when I was very young. Looking at it now from an adults perspective, it reminds me of a colourful Rorschach.

Face

I painted this at a very young age and see it as development from Mixed Emotions.

Still Life Study

This was created when I was fascinated by material and the folds in it. I studied the Impressionists and used them to influence the way I made the brush strokes and worked with colour.

Brian Molko

As my passion for portraiture developed, and experimentation continued with composition, I chose Brian Molko’s face for this one as he has fantastic bone structure. The grey tones reflect his gothic image.

Orb

This orb represents the potential intensity felt when one feels all the positive emotions experienced by humans. Its can be euphoric.

Jonathan Objects

To experiment with cubism, I chose a series of objects from a point in my life and used them to construct this painting. George Braque was one of my main influences during this time.

Portrait

Done in Charcoal and pencils, this was a study for a piece I did much later on.

Face Studies

My love for portraiture is seen again in this painting. I chose found images and arranged them on the paper and them attempted to use just one colour for the entire piece.

Self Portrait Woodcarving

After experimenting with print, painting, and sculpture, I decided to try out wood carving

Sisters

This piece shows myself and two younger sisters together. I liked the colours and patterns Gustav Klimt used in his paintings so took influence from this and combined it with other materials such as purple netting and paper to create more texture to make the faces look more physical. This process and use of colour and pattern reflects a siblings bond.

Asher

This was a piece that helped influence a portrait I did later on. I liked the way light could make the human body look if it was shone on it from one angle only as it brings out all the contours and shapes of the muscles.

Orb 2

This also reflects a centre in the human body that feels emotion.

Love

Experimenting with contrasting colour again, I painted this picture using acrylics. I wanted to keep this picture quite dark to reflect intimacy so stuck to darker shades of blue.