I admire Picasso’s varying styles and his mastery of many different
forms of art, from his blue period to his cubist works and beyond.
I recently went to a exhibition of his work in Rome, which partly inspired me to create
the painting 'unfolding'.
Piet Mondrian
Mondrian is an artist with whom I have only recently become interested in after
having a few people online compare some of my paintings to his works, probably because
of the line and square which are present in many of my paintings. I like
how he creates interesting composition in a seemingly simple way.
Kandinsky
Kandinsky was one of the artists with whom their work instantly appealed, I loved the way his
paintings seem to be alive and brimming with life and activity. His main influence on me
has been on how I try to use colour and how I compose some of my paintings.
Mark Rothko
Rothko's work is an inspiration to me in the sense of how he uses colour and simple forms
to convey mood.
Jackson Pollock
I admire Pollock’s earlier work as well as his drip paintings. He has influenced me to strive
to think outside the box and explore new terrain when painting, as he did when producing
his drip paintings.
Michelangelo
I am in awe of the skill of Michelangelo and his grasp of the human form and expressing that.
I visited the Cistene chapel recently and that was an amazing experience. I am inspired by his
sheer artistic skill.
Paul Klee
I like Klee's visual poetry and the use of colour in his work.
Joan Miro
I admire Miro's relentless imagination and his forms which seem to dance. I aim
to one day be able to create the same energy he did in his compositions, in my own.
