PJ CROOK

• 90030 - Artistic creation

An innovator in the new English figuration, PJ Crook renders urban crowds which while they consist of individuals absorbed in their own newspaper, cocktail or itinerary are nonetheless interchangeable archetypes. Or sometimes they are members of a family who are more interested in their own game, reading or mirror than in the person in front of them, There is always a poignant solitude surrounding these characters onto which the theatrical staging adds a colourful dash of humour... The artist is a virtuoso in the mischievous art of beguiling our perceptions and expectations. She plays with the notions of painting: not only does she add almost undetectable carved reliefs on the flat canvas but she then extends them into open boxes - where all the surfaces, both inside and outside, are engaged in the narrative... She confuses our sense of space: the spectator, deceived by the mirror effects, often looks at a scene actually taking place behind him.

Also known as: P J CROOK LIMITED

Registration numbers: 11263324 (CH)

Primary location: Cheltenham United Kingdom