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| HOLLY INKSTER | | | Born 1982 | | | Born and raised in Wellington, New Zealand, Holly started to take a serious interest in painting at the age of 16 when she sold her first artwork in 1999 for a grand total of $20 dollars. From 2001 until 2005 Holly studied fine art, design, advertising and art history formally at Massey University (School of Design, Fine Art and Music) and gained an honours degree in visual communication design. |  | | Like most 20-something Australasians, Holly now resides in London, where she continues to paint and exhibit art. Inspired by the classic British cottage garden and the many parks of London, Holly has a strong floral and plant-life aspect to her work. ‘I sometimes arrange my works almost as if arranging a bouquet of flowers. My style and technique have both evolved over the years to expel the confinement of form and to focus mostly on abstract colour and texture, thus allowing me to portray the vitality of flowers at bloom without being bogged down by their literal representation.’ Holly works with oils on canvas and gains enjoyment from the rich qualities of bold colour and thick oil paint. Although her work is abstract, Holly is very particular about the shapes and compositions formed by each colour combination. She is known to rework a canvas over and over until the composition is pleasing, resulting in the thick, layered effect of paint visible in many of her works. |  | | Holly has exhibited collections of her work in New Zealand and the UK. She has also sold work to buyers in Spain and the Middle East, and has donated work to charity, which has successfully raised money for teen cancer and suicide prevention. For Holly painting has proven to be a long-term project; ‘From year to year, as I am influenced by different countries, cultures and life events, my style adapts and evolves, resulting in an ever growing energy for my work.’ | | | | | EDUCATION | | | 2005 BDes (Hons) Massey University Institute of Fine Art, Design and Music, New Zealand. | |
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