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Joe Hayward  

  • Status: Member
  • Varied Artist
  • Male/United Kingdom
  • Offline for 5d 18h 48m 54s
  • Deviant since Jul 7, 2007, 9:04 AM
  • 71 Deviations
  • 1 Scrap [browse]
  • 4 Deviation Comments
  • 5 Deviant Comments
  • 672 Pageviews

My Artist Statement

Journal Entry: Sun Jul 15, 2007, 11:57 AM
  • Mood: Lazy
  • Listening to: Caleb - Sonata Arctica
  • Watching: Spooks
  • Eating: Banana
  • Drinking: Council Pop
Having grown up as a very shy child, my escapism lies in my artwork. It is a means for me to express myself and the views I have through the processes of paint. I am a figurative painter, who rather relying on realism to express what is in front of me; I look to colour to explore identity, personality and the reality of the self. Image alone can only convey a certain perspective of a person. Colour can communicate anything. It can create an aura, an atmosphere. Any thing is possible. The confines of reality of the material world in which we live plays a role in some of my work but only when it serves my purpose.
I work both in paint and pencil. Through my paintings I attempt to use colour to express the way in which I see my subject matter. My drawings however focus upon tone and shade.
While I feel having an understanding of your subject is important, I believe showing what cannot be seen is of more relevance. In terms of my practise allowing what cannot be seen, to be seen, especially the context of a figuration is the true purpose of art.
Portraiture has so much to show in the way of contextual meaning. There is little in the world that is more natural and pure than a human, the potential is limitless. So too is the nature of paint which is why such a union of subject and material offers more than simply just a picture, it is feeling on canvas. This is the difference between art and craft. An artist includes his or her unconscious self within the work, which makes it unique. This is what I show in my work as both a personal expression and as suggestion of how the world should be.

Devious Information

  • Current Age: 19
  • Current Residence: A combination of 4 walls and a roof in Leeds
  • Interests: Everything
  • Favourite movie: The Crow
  • Favourite band or musician: I got loads
  • Favourite artist: Jenny Saville
  • Favourite photographer: Naomi Ralph
  • Operating System: XP
  • Favourite game: Halo 2
  • Favourite gaming platform: Xbox
  • Favourite cartoon character: Spongebab Squarepants!!
  • Tools of the Trade: Paint brush, Pencil, Camera

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Devious Comments

~Razeil753:iconRazeil753: Jan 4, 2008, 4:57:37 PM
thanks for the fav!
*Velvetrose51012:iconVelvetrose51012: Sep 22, 2007, 11:08:18 AM Mood: Aroused
I'm your favourite photographer?

-feels even more special now-

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~Tifaerith:iconTifaerith: Sep 20, 2007, 12:03:02 PM
Thx for the fav, and you've got a really cool gallery by the way :D

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L'Ame, c'est un truc inventé pour faire peur aux enfants, comme le Croquemitaine, ou Michael Jackson.
Bart.
~IrondoomDesign:iconIrondoomDesign: Aug 10, 2007, 9:25:42 AM
Thank you so much for the :+devwatch:
:nod:
=Death-Chicks:iconDeath-Chicks: Aug 6, 2007, 8:15:41 AM
:smooch: Thank you for adding Death-Chicks to your :+devwatch:!

:spank:


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~TommyGunAngels:iconTommyGunAngels: Aug 5, 2007, 11:56:46 PM
Very nice. I'm quite found of 'Need' and 'She's Everywhere to Me.'

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"Why should I be sober when God is so clearly dusted out his mind?"

-El-P
~clydicus:iconclydicus: Aug 5, 2007, 5:16:36 PM
thanks, I love that painting.
*LesSabots:iconLesSabots: Aug 5, 2007, 2:48:57 PM
...thanks for the watch :)

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*LesSabots:iconLesSabots: Aug 5, 2007, 2:12:04 PM
...nice gallery...I can see your fondness for certain artists in particular...

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*devknu:icondevknu: Aug 5, 2007, 8:27:31 AM
Thank you very much for the :+fav:

:D
*Tjahzi:iconTjahzi: Aug 5, 2007, 8:01:42 AM
hey! thanks for all the favs and for the watch!

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=wynnesome:iconwynnesome: Jul 28, 2007, 5:07:02 PM
...and thank you very much for the :+fav: on "Throes", too! Much appreciated!
=wynnesome:iconwynnesome: Jul 28, 2007, 5:06:27 PM
Hi there, thank you for the add to your :+devwatch: and I hope you will continue to enjoy!
~mioaLe:iconmioaLe: Jul 28, 2007, 11:54:28 AM
thanks for the fav and the add :D :D

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~salgada:iconsalgada: Jul 22, 2007, 5:18:23 AM
Thank you so much for the watch. :)

Kiss from Portugal,
Ana.

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~Ay-inler:iconAy-inler: Jul 16, 2007, 5:33:20 AM
:ekud:

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*Natephoenix:iconNatephoenix: Jul 15, 2007, 4:21:44 PM
Thank you for the fave, my friend.
:)

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~amel0u:iconamel0u: Jul 15, 2007, 1:37:00 PM
thanks for the favs <3
*Velvetrose51012:iconVelvetrose51012: Jul 7, 2007, 9:44:32 AM Mood: dA Love
aha, first devious comment.

Welcome to DeviantART.com

Hope you enjoy your time here, I will gladly watch your gallery grow over time :)

Take Care & Blessed Be

:Rose:

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blurry mistakes behind my eyes, i cant see properly. cant find the way out.

im not running anymore