Luke Knight
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Paddle Out Night VersionLuke KnightOil on Board£ 785.00 -
Cloud Study Low TideLuke KnightOil on Canvas BoardSold
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PorthtowanLuke KnightOil on BoardSold
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Spring TideLuke KnightOil on BoardSold
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The BlushLuke KnightOil on canvasSold
Luke Knight's oil on board works are inspired by the spectacular North Cornwall coast, with a focus on the artist's love of colour, and on capturing the ever-changing tones of Cornwall's unique light from dawn to dusk. He builds subtle tone into his work with layers of colour, contrasted with bolder areas of thick gloss or chalky paint, later stripping back or sanding the surface to add detail and texture, repeatedly eroding and polishing the image in a way that reflects the richness of the Cornish landscape.
Luke studied Fine Art at the Cardiff School of Art and Design, and at the L'Ecole De Beaux-Art in Nantes, France. European painting, in particular the work of Pierre Bonnard, and British maritime and landscape painters Julius Olsson and Fred Cuming RA, have been significant influences on his work. Luke has been awarded the Barcelona International Gallery Awards prize for rising new artists and was recently selected for the Royal Society of Marine Artists exhibition in London, making him one of Cornwall's most collectable new artists.
‘Many of my paintings are informed by time spent in and around the sea, swimming or surfing in Cornwall, particularly at the end of the day, making the most of the last few hours of sunlight, sitting between waves, being immersed in cool fresh saltwater and smelling and tasting the sea. Watching the colours transform, the white water of the waves subtly changes to pinks and purples, the clouds moving and changing overhead. These are the moments that I want to internalise but also to share: sometimes beautiful, sometimes foreboding. Whenever I have lived away from the coast, these are the moments that I have missed, the memories that I have remembered. Whenever I am in the sea these are the glimpses I want to capture; they are the building blocks of the paintings.
My work is created, in large part, on a robust board – which allows for a very physical approach to painting. I use paint sculpturally, wrestling to create built texture, reflecting the skies and cliffs. I like to play with surface, negative space and reflective areas of calm, to balance the scapes. My work is created from memories and loose sketches rather than photographs and I try to capture landscapes where I paint, rework, sand, lacquer, strip, scrape, and continue to rework. All of this time and energy builds a history into the painting and aims to craft the painting into a representation of a memory of what was.’
Arts Education
Fine Art at Howard Gardens, Cardiff
Four month Erasmus Exchange at L'Ecole Des Beaux-Arts, Nantes
Joint and Solo Exhibitions
Barcelona International Gallery Awards 2019 1st Place
From this Land, Thrown Contemporary, Highgate, 2019
St Ives Society of Artist Christmas Open Exhibition, 2018
166 RWA Open Exhibition, 2018
Cornish Maid, Mawnan Smith, 2015
Fowey River Gallery, 2013
Beside the Wave, Falmouth, 2012
Style 88, Paintworks, Bristol, 2007
The Awning Project, Spyglass Gallery, Bristol, 2007
The Olive Shed, Bristol, 2006
The Small Gallery, Hereford, 2006
Centerspace Summer Show, Bristol, 2005
Adam Gallery, Penarth, 2003
Howard Gardens Summer Show, Cardiff, 2003
Hans Brinker Trophy Prize Exhibition, Amsterdam, 2002
L’École des Beaux-Arts, Nantes, 2002
Awards:
Barcelona International Gallery Awards, 2019, 1st Place
Hans Brinker Trophy Prize (Short List)
