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.
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 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
