Nigel Moores

Growing up in West Africa impressed on me certain colours, light and textures, that would resurface years later.

There have been many teachers that opened new ideas or ways of seeing. Some "teachers" came in the form of books or from the briefest of meetings, others via their work over many years.

My main line of enquiry has been the memory of emotions and its relationship to colour. For me, the process of painting is an act of discovery. Choosing Landscape Architecture, as an eighteen year old, gives a clear indication of a core interest. Add to this a strong preference for contemporary dance over ballet, concerts over musicals, theatre over opera, colour over line, poetry over the narrative, surrealism over the rational and ambiguity over the literal, one begins to understand what drives the work forward. Whilst I predominately paint, both sculpture and photography, are important areas of enquiry and communication for me.