Dara Park - Fine Art Painter

The work dates from 2020 until the present. The subject matter of the paintings are loosely representational and is based on gardens, woods and landscapes in England and abroad and strive to capture and interlace a lyrical and luminous potpourri of snapshots and observations.  Sometimes they are single views (as in Mediterranean Notes) or a juxtaposition of images gathered while ‘on the move’ (as in Walks).​

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In some paintings, various creatures find their way into the compositions. They are not always in plain sight, as is the case in real life, but they are all important sentient beings, each in their own way, contributing to the eclectic mosaic of life.

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Independently of any given theme, however, I am interested in creating a visual narrative through pattern, shapes and threads of colour which shifts the compositions into semi-abstraction. ​The works are quite labour intensive and during a process of looking at them over considerable time, they evolve and metamorphose from initially simple arrangements into complex, tapestry like configurations.  

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Of Anglo/Thai heritage, I was born and raised in London. After school I moved to France and went to the École des Beaux Arts in Aix-en-Provence to study architectural draughtsmanship.  However, the life drawing classes held far more appeal than technical drawing and during the time spent in this sun-drenched land of Cézanne, I gradually, and in due course, definitively, turned towards fine art.