Artist
David Hardy
David Hardy is a multidisciplinary artist based in West Wales, creating artworks from the base of the Cambrian Mountains. He studied Fine Art at Winchester School of Art and after graduating moved to London where his work spanned graphic design, photography and painting. David has exhibited internationally.
After working at Royal Society of Arts and London College of Fashion as resident graphic designer David moved to Hastings to focus on his photography and painting.
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David's Style
Now working and living in Wales, David takes inspiration from his surrounding landscapes. His work focuses on composition and arrangement of colour in a subtle, reductive and minimal way that draws inspiration from the natural landscape and organic forms.
Married to fellow Partnership Editions artist, Lisa Hardy - the two are influenced by each other as much as the natural landscape of the Welsh countryside and the elements that shape it.
"My work is a record of pure engagement with colour and the material qualities of paint and surface. The work focuses on composition and arrangement of colour in a reductive, subtle minimal way, inspired by the natural landscape." - David Hardy
Drop 5 - Autumn 2021
"This new series of oil on paper works I wanted to capture the moment that dusk occurs at the darkest stage of twilight, or at the very end of astronomical twilight after sunset and just before night. Beyond its physical beauty, there is also a metaphorical beauty in dusk, symbolising the completion of the day and the passage of time. What I find so inspiring about this period is the rich depth of tone, often referred to as 'Blue Hour’." - David Hardy, Last Light
Drop 4 - High Summer 2021
"Drawing inspiration from the natural movement of air creates a rhythm that resonates with me. This then produces a physical process of creating an arrangement of tones, textures & marks. The work uses a minimal palette of greys, that contrast with the natural linen surface which in turn creates a tension between the viewer & the subject." - David Hardy, Painting The Wind
Drop 3 - Summer 2021
“Continuing to draw inspiration from the atmospheric perspective of the natural landscape. This collection explores the wind, a force of nature that cannot be seen, often evoking a sense of unease and drama.” - David Hardy, Wind
Drop 2 - Spring 2021
"I’ve always been fascinated by the fine mist of the night as it draws in. There’s something quite special about the feeling of dusk, shapes and forms take on other meanings. A moment in which light and dark touch for a few moments." - David Hardy, Winter Light
Drop 1 - New Year 2021
"Capturing the wind, a force of nature that cannot be seen, is a challenge when working in a two-dimensional medium." - David Hardy, Grey Days
Drop 5 - Winter 2020
"When surrounded by a landscape this creates a connection that I then try to rediscover in the studio. I explore places that are far off the beaten track, and revel in the exposure to the huge expansive skies, shifting light, bleak moorlands and dense forests, this sense of isolation increases the sensation. It’s my aim to find a range of visual references, as opposed to depicting a place." - David Hardy, High Ground Series
Partnership Editions x MADE
We are thrilled to present our new collaboration with the leading online design and homeware brand MADE.COM on a line of exclusive limited edition prints, as well as a collection of original artworks that the prints were created from - available below.
Work by six Partnership Editions artists are included in the collection stretching from figurative to abstract, architectural to watercolours. David Hardy has created three exclusive abstract Giclee prints in editions of 50. The framed works will be available from MADE.COM and will come framed with a certificate from the artist, and the original artworks are available exclusively via us, below.
Winter Limited Edition Prints
Drop 4 - Autumn 2020
“The oval has been a recurring form in my painting – simple, not self-intersecting, slightly elongated alongside more arbitrary marks & shapes. The works are an emotional response to the medium of paint, the watery nature of oils capture energy & movement. By using a restrained colour palette, relying on slight differences in tone and paint application to create depth and layers in the work.” - David Hardy, Ovals - Series I
Drop 3 - High Summer 2020
"As an artist I’ve always used shades of blue in my work. Ultramarine, cobalt, indigo, navy, Klein, every shade holds an interest & has a world of meaning. Blue represents depth, stability, faith & serenity. Blue has more complex and contradictory meanings than any other colour, one of which symbolises a certain melancholy ‘feeling blue’. " - David Hardy, Views from the Barn
There's comfort in melancholy
When there's no need to explain
It's just as natural as the weather
In this moody sky today…
Joni Mitchell, “Hejira”, 1976
Drop 2 - Spring / Summer 2020
"This collection uses a more visceral language. Often referencing the landscape, found forms and photography as starting points. By using a reduced palette this creates work that focuses on the depth, tone & texture without the distraction of colour. I want my paintings to show simplicity and struggle at the same time, as there are no logical meanings or definition behind the paintings." - David Hardy
