The Artist
Karl Newman was born in Woking Surrey in 1959. He gained a BA honors in fine art at The Chelsea School of Art in 1982 and since graduating has continued developing his practice as a painter and exhibited work occasionally in group and solo shows.
Newman’s large allegorical canvases are a means of exploring issues of personal importance. His practice is reflective and the often slow process of applying and manipulating paint to build an image is a cathartic one. .
Newman often returns to familiar imagery and to places of personal significance. Authenticity is important to the artist and by re-imagining the landscapes, buildings and objects that populate his pictures he reinforces connections to people and places and to issues of importance to him.
