A Tale of Two Lives
'Driven by poverty to keep her family fed, the woman steps out into the dark unforgiving streets of Tiger Bay. Strewn with payday coins, the sailor staggers from the bar in search of further reward for his ship’s profitable endeavours. The alleyways littered with rubbish, drunks, and thieves, as the Bay comes to life once more. A life so far removed from that of the empire builders who created this dockland.
Not a second thought for that which now exists below the Harbour Master’s office, as the second deal of the sailor’s day is struck. This one for the few coins that sustains their lives in this world. Supply and demand for the oldest profession known to man. A small cog in the wheel, but one nonetheless that comes hand in hand with the opulence of the world’s richest economic waterfront.'
Ian Mackenzie
Ian Mackenzie is an artist based in South Wales. He works in rich detailed oils on canvas. He has a unique eye for colour and precision and as such many of his paintings represent a photorealism style.
Ians influence to paint comes from the study of the subject, the emotion involved and the interaction with the surrounding environment.
Many of his commissioned pieces have enthused not only the recipient, but also the painter himself by the overwhelming emotion of their positive reaction.
Ian says "this reaction drives me to achieve more. In the first instance art allows me the escape we all desire. But it is the journey of creating a piece of art for someone else that intrigues me giving consideration to the response of the recipient come the final brush stroke"
His work is influenced by the contemporary paintings of Mitch Griffiths, closely followed by Mathieu Bassez and Istvan Sandorfi. He is also an admirer of the master of light and dark, Caravaggio.
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