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My work is process led in that I take sustenance from the dialogue that occurs when paint is applied to the canvas. This approach is one born of experimentation. Acrylic, cellulose and enamel paint is applied with brushes, sprayed, poured, and syringed. Often I lay a canvas on a large turntable this allows me to get more precise control in creating circles. Each substance and method brings its own characteristics and qualities; the concern with the properties of material is something I find interesting. The shapes in the latest work have become more specific, harder edged and with the use of spray paint, more 3 dimensional. This has allowed me to explore the internal space within. Arcs, crescents and circles are strong fundamental forms and it is these I find the most engaging. Gestured marks combine with geometric fact, a meeting place to engage the viewer's subconscious mind. I find inspiration in many things from advertising imagery to the structure of flowers or the shape of a building against a sky. It's when I can see the forms and colour combine to create a visual impact and strength that ideas are sparked. Titles therefore are meant to act as markers of association rather than indications of intent. Simon Williams June 2007   EDUCATION 1987 1989 Loughborough College of Art and Design B.A (Hons) Nottingham University College of Art and Design M.A Fine Art GROUP SHOWS 1987 1988 1989 1989 1990 1990 1991 2005 "Mini Works", Loughborough "Gadsby Drawing Prize", Leicester "Summer Show", Nottingham City Artists "Alternative Leonardo Show", Gabriels Wharf - London "Mid Art", Birmingham "Art in the Park", Clapham Common - London "New Pack", Brice Associates - London "Bonham's, Cornish Contemporary Art", Cornwall SOLO SHOWS 1990 1992 2005 2006 "Recent Drawings", The Garden - Loughborough "New Works", Brice Associates - London "Dynamism", Vitreous Contemporary Art - Cornwall The Rainyday Gallery - Cornwall EMPLOYMENT 2000 - 2005       1996 - 2004               2003   2001 1996 - 2000     1996   1996   1996   1992 - 1995 1990 - 1992   1989   1988 Nick Dudman, Warner Brothers, Leavesdon Studios Animatronic Design Engineer - Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire - Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban - Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets - Star Wars, Episode II Attack of the Clones - Harry Potter and the Philosophers Stone The Jim Henson Creature Shop, Camden, London Animatronic Design Engineer - Pinocchio - Odyssey - Buddy - Flintstones Viva Rock Vegas - Wolf Brothers - Levi Jeans Add - Lost in Space - Honey Monster - Merlin - Jack and the Beanstalk, the real story - Dr Do-little Stage production - Peter Pan Stage production - Hitch Hikers Guide to the Galaxy Rag Doll Productions, Warwick Animatronic Design Engineer - Boobahs Science Museum, London Interactive Exhibit Designer Atlas Models and Special Effects, Fulham Interactive Exhibit Designer - Sellafield Visitors Centre - Selfridges - Trocadero - Mondeo Car Launch T.S.F.X, Windsor Model Maker - Compaq Computers Image Animation, Pinewood Animatronic Design Engineer - Killer Tongue Asylum Models Animatronic Design Engineer - Honda Central School of Speech and Drama, London Lecturer in Prop Making Spitting Image, London Animatronic/Exhibit Design Engineer - Rubber works - Barcelona Olympics Webb Foote Theatre Productions, Loughborough Propmaker - “Alternative Leonardo Exhibition” Museum Casts, Corby Prop Maker - Superman/Marilyn Monroe MOMI

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