Coco Bluebell Morris

Joined Artfinder: Aug. 2019

Artworks for sale: 17

United Kingdom

About Coco Bluebell Morris

 
 
  • Biography

    I make observational drawings of everyday objects as the starting point for the creation of paintings. My practice involves a layered approach to making; building up colour and tone to ‘break down’ and remake what I initially observed. Through paring back, abstracting and distorting the objects, an emphasis is placed on colour/form relationships, the material properties of paint and the process of painting itself.  The paintings explore the different ways in which colours interact to create visual sensations. Gestural brush marks and areas of the canvas where previous layers of colour are preserved are combined to create a colour that the viewer experiences optically as a new one.

    Mark Rothko’s paintings, which appear to vibrate due to the process of layering colour, have been a strong influence on my work. I am constantly trying to maintain a sense of luminosity which seems at odds with the layering of heavy colour. The paintings are a balancing act between producing a sense of depth, maintaining luminosity and finding the right set of colours, all without overworking the surface. The result of this is a reduced composition where the image is flattened. I explore the boundaries within the practice of painting in terms of the space between figuration and abstraction, movement and stillness, depth and superficial flatness as the colours within the painting fade between hues. The subtle colour shifts are the only thing maintaining the hazy delineation between forms, all of which diffuse into each other to create an ambiguous space.

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  • Education

    2016 - 2019

    City and Guilds of London Art School

  • Awards

    2019

    Chadwick-Healey Prize for Painting

    £200 prize

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    2017

    The Painter-Stainers Scholarship

    £10,000 Scholarship
  • Upcoming Events

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    Previous events

    Event: Orbit UK Art Graduates Show

    Dates: 4 Sep 2019 - 8 Sep 2019

    Venue: Oxo Bargehouse, Oxo Tower Wharf, South Bank, Bargehouse st. London SE1 9PH

    A contemporary art exhibition bringing together the work of recent art and design graduates.

    Event: Degree Show 2019

    Dates: 24 Jun 2019 - 30 Jun 2019

    Venue: City and Guilds of London Art School, 124 Kennington Park Road, London, SE11 4DJ

    Fine Art, Historic Carving and Conservation Degree Show.

    Event: Raw

    Dates: 9 Feb 2019 - 14 Feb 2019

    Venue: Newington Gallery, Former Newington Library, 155 Walworth Road, London SE17 1RS

    An exhibition of recent works.

    Event: 1st and 2nd Year Interim Show

    Dates: 19 Jun 2018 - 23 Jun 2018

    Venue: Downstairs at Mother, Biscuit Building 10 Redchurch Street London, E2 7DD

    A group exhibition show current works of contemporary artists.

    Event: 1st and 2nd Year Interim Show.

    Dates: 15 Jun 2017 - 18 Jun 2017

    Venue: Crypt Gallery, St. Pancras Church, Euston Road , NW1

    A group exhibition showing the current works of contemporary artists.

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Education

2016 - 2019

City and Guilds of London Art School


Awards

2019

Chadwick-Healey Prize for Painting

£200 prize

Show more awards Hide

2017

The Painter-Stainers Scholarship

£10,000 Scholarship

There are no upcoming events

Show previous events Hide previous events

Previous events

Event: Orbit UK Art Graduates Show

Dates: 4 Sep 2019 - 8 Sep 2019

Venue: Oxo Bargehouse, Oxo Tower Wharf, South Bank, Bargehouse st. London SE1 9PH

A contemporary art exhibition bringing together the work of recent art and design graduates.

Event: Degree Show 2019

Dates: 24 Jun 2019 - 30 Jun 2019

Venue: City and Guilds of London Art School, 124 Kennington Park Road, London, SE11 4DJ

Fine Art, Historic Carving and Conservation Degree Show.

Event: Raw

Dates: 9 Feb 2019 - 14 Feb 2019

Venue: Newington Gallery, Former Newington Library, 155 Walworth Road, London SE17 1RS

An exhibition of recent works.

Event: 1st and 2nd Year Interim Show

Dates: 19 Jun 2018 - 23 Jun 2018

Venue: Downstairs at Mother, Biscuit Building 10 Redchurch Street London, E2 7DD

A group exhibition show current works of contemporary artists.

Event: 1st and 2nd Year Interim Show.

Dates: 15 Jun 2017 - 18 Jun 2017

Venue: Crypt Gallery, St. Pancras Church, Euston Road , NW1

A group exhibition showing the current works of contemporary artists.


 

Biography

I make observational drawings of everyday objects as the starting point for the creation of paintings. My practice involves a layered approach to making; building up colour and tone to ‘break down’ and remake what I initially observed. Through paring back, abstracting and distorting the objects, an emphasis is placed on colour/form relationships, the material properties of paint and the process of painting itself.  The paintings explore the different ways in which colours interact to create visual sensations. Gestural brush marks and areas of the canvas where previous layers of colour are preserved are combined to create a colour that the viewer experiences optically as a new one.

Mark Rothko’s paintings, which appear to vibrate due to the process of layering colour, have been a strong influence on my work. I am constantly trying to maintain a sense of luminosity which seems at odds with the layering of heavy colour. The paintings are a balancing act between producing a sense of depth, maintaining luminosity and finding the right set of colours, all without overworking the surface. The result of this is a reduced composition where the image is flattened. I explore the boundaries within the practice of painting in terms of the space between figuration and abstraction, movement and stillness, depth and superficial flatness as the colours within the painting fade between hues. The subtle colour shifts are the only thing maintaining the hazy delineation between forms, all of which diffuse into each other to create an ambiguous space.