Benfield, Gary

• Contemplation
• £157.00
• Giclee on Paper

About the artist

Born in the English West Midlands Gary studied at Stourbridge College of Art and then went on to do further study at Wrexham College of Art. After leaving the academic world Gary set up his own studio near London, where he continued to paint and draw.
His work has been collected throughout Europe and the US and his reputation as a consummate artist has been firmly established. Drawing plays an integral role in Benfield's images and his background, as an illustrator, is clearly evident in much of his work. Fine, sweeping lines combine with washes of colour, suggesting movement and form. He paints with spontaneity and passion, and keeps only the images that he feels are perfect in their conception, rather than overwork those that he feels are not. His images represent a sensual world, a place influenced by mythology and the natural world. Objects and figures intertwine, fusing line and colour. We are drawn into an intimate world, where sensuality and delight in life's forms are mixed in fantasy. Gary says A painting has to portray something more than representation. It has to stir the emotions. Moods are often created through colour. Subjects are defined through lines and marks. I try to go beyond this and paint emotions."
Gary Benfield's romantic figures represent a sensual world influenced by mythology and the natural world, where objects and figures intertwine fusing line and colour together.