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Jack Coombes

BA (Hons) Fine Art, Yr3
Jack Coombes www.jackcoombes.com jackcoombes99@gmail.com
BA (Hons) Fine Art, Yr3
2021
#Drawing
#Painting
painting installation detail
Installation (detail), 2021

I explore myself and my interests mainly through creating delicate paintings. I have worked with a variety of materials as my art has progresses, but more recently I have found myself primarily creating with watercolour. My work has reflected upon my own life with self-portraits as well as touching upon my fascination with the world of popular culture. These two areas of inspiration have sometimes come together in my practice also, resulting in quite playful pieces where I have found enjoyment in creating a narrative about myself. Drawing inspiration from my life I love working with my materials to capture those around me. I get excited about manipulating the qualities of the pain for instance the muddy, dirty but also fragile nature of watercolour, to highlight the emotion I see within images I use 

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The annual Degree Show is a highly anticipated event amongst staff, students, external partners and friends of the School of Art – it provides a platform for the work that the students have spent so long conceiving and producing. The 2023 Degree Show has been realised through an ongoing testing of ideas in public arenas in which the discourse around art practice takes place. This process of realising practice which engages with audiences has over […]

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#Painting
mask sculpture
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#Painting #PhD
Florence Barton Wong
Florence Barton Wong
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#Drawing
detail of artist book
Le Merle de roche
Harriet Carter
Beyond Transposition
#Painting #PhD
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