Welcome to my world and my studio in Sanremo, Italy, a major tourist resort on the beautiful Riviera of Flowers. It’s a land of wonderful contrasts: strong and vibrant colours, deep tonal contrasts and extraordinary textures. A landscape of the ancient and the modern. It’s the inspiration for my art, as I explore what it means to be in this world; to explore ideas of space and place.
I invite you to view my paintings, drawings and videos. I hope you’ll get a good impression of my art practice. A lot of the time I’m exploring the uncertain effects on urban and rural environments brought about by the toil and failure of human endeavour. I use drawn or painted sketches, and photographs and videos trying to capture the essence of a place while working on-site. Then, continuing in my studio, I use the studies as a starting point, to focus my attention and distil my experiences into energetic vibrant paintings and combines.
For many years I’ve been studying a honours degree in Fine Art at the Open College of Arts, an art college within The Open University. I’m now in my final year (2024-25), and excited by the prospect of graduating and moving on to the MA programme.
My studies have revealed to me how everything in my life comes out in my art, in one way or another, and this seems true for a lot of artists. In 2023 I started publishing a blog about art and my life in Italy. You might be interested in reading my scribblings – you’ll get an idea of what makes me tick, see my new work, and get some insights of living in Italy as an English expatriate.
You can mail me: studio@davidbell.art
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