Article: Justin Mortimer Discusses His Latest Work, And The Serendipitous Magic Of Painting
"British painter Justin Mortimer’s latest works are currently on display at Parafin Gallery, London. The artist's painting reflects upon a figurative world in a state of 21st century 'Baconian' disorder, often pushing the boundaries of figuration and landscape with a slight fetishistic overtone. The artist's usual necrotic hues give way to the artificial colours of medical garments and smoke bombs found in images from the ongoing Ebola crisis in Africa, and recent political disturbances. Mortimer creates a voyeuristic tableaux from a collage of internet-sourced images, often returning to motifs and re-working them as he strips back the images to reveal a disturbing narrative of suggested violence and physical oppression - but also one of beauty."
