Exhibition of Paintings by Mark A Taylor
Friday 10th - Saturday 18th March 2023
Launch event & meet the artist Saturday 11 March 1pm - 4pm (artist’s talk 2pm)
Open Tuesday - Saturday 10am - 4pm (FREE ENTRY)

An exhibition of paintings in acrylic and oils. All work is for sale.

My fascination lies in documenting abandoned spaces, particularly building interiors, and the impact that the passing of time has had on these built environments and their contents.

I work from found and self-sourced photographs using these to explore how the cycle of deterioration, degradation and decay, has impacted these spaces. The absence of presence within the scenes, empty and unhomely, evoke feelings of loss and sadness. There are traces of the past and remnants of previous lives within these interiors. I try to imagine the events and stories, the social, environmental and economic changes, which have led to their neglect and dereliction. I wonder at what the people who lived in these spaces experienced, looking beyond the surface and uncovering the underbelly, suggesting events that are not explicitly revealed, just hinted at and always slightly out of reach.

My aim is to compel the viewer to take a closer look at their surroundings and the structures that they inhabit, to reflect upon the past and at what has become lost during the passage of time.