Tim Stocks exhibition at Maida Hill Place, off the Harrow Road. July 2016
When you go to a Tim Stocks art exhibition you leave feeling
very cheerful! Tim manages to create a buzz with his work, the colours
positively vibrant and bouncing off one another I’ve no doubt!
Tim’s work is extremely distinctive and he has the capacity
to tackle politically sensitive subjects by putting a spin on them. Here we
have a homeless young man with his dog. An everyday occurrence in London really
and you would probably walk past him. Tim takes a very alternative approach and
literally turns the lad into a celebrity whom you wouldn’t dream of by-passing, giving him the type of jacket a rock star would wear. This really makes you
take a look at the picture and hopefully reflect on the young man’s situation.
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| Refugees |
Must mention that I appreciate the way Tim is displaying the
original photo’s that have inspired his work and giving brief descriptions to
help us get a better sense of importance. I particularly liked the refugees and
young Dylan- a seventeen year old who committed suicide for no known reason.
Tim clearly feels a connection with people’s plights however he has many
different sides. I love the pervey skate- boarder- Tim’s humour really comes
through and the guy is definitely sexy!
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| L.S. Lowry |
Tim is very well travelled and has painted many different
places, bringing definition and clarity to them. He has also painted many
famous figures such as Winston Churchill, L. S. Lowry and many more besides. I think it would be nice to share the opinion
of one visitor to the exhibition- Ian, and allow him to further define Tim’s
work:
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‘I love it, I think it’s fantastic. I could say I like it because of
the colour, also the drawing- it’s very naïve, angular and powerful. The
colour’s very bright it’s a wonderful contrast. When I look at the pictures I
can see beautiful contrast between blue, yellow and red. They’re all very well
balanced and there’s no mud in these pictures, it’s all primary colours. Everything about Tim’s work is strong. The
drawing is very well observed even though it’s naïve- he’s got all the details
in. I think it’s just marvellous stuff and I think there are a lot of people in
the Royal Academy who could come here and get a lesson from Tim about being
honest in their work.' ~ Thanks Ian.
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| Tribute to Dylan |
I will shortly be bringing you an interview with Tim which
is extremely interesting- I guess interesting is what we expect from the mind of an artist! In the meantime you can see more of Tim's work on his Facebook Page
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| Tim is not afraid! |
Jaz McKenzie~ The Word Magician Emaail: itsbraap@live.co.uk
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