Sometimes we need to sit back, take it easy, and see what happens.
Author: nigel palmer
Nigel Palmer is an artist and tattooist based in Brighton, UK.
tattooing again
We’re finally allowed to return to tattooing in the UK after the covid-19 lockdown. There will be some alterations to … More
something about nothing
Artist statements. Lots of words strung together that are either meaningless, or so obvious they don’t need writing in the first place.
object no.7
This is the final piece of the series, if it really is a series. I was initially building a platform … More
object no.6
Containment.
object no.5
To house them. Those empty thoughts. series: Something About Nothing wood, aluminium, ms-polymer, card, bandage, plaster, wax H. 31cm W. 21cm … More
object no.4
Another contained niche.
Empty.
Serene.
object no.3
An embrace, a withdrawal. Waiting, calmly. series: Something About Nothing wood, plaster, bandage, wax H. 26cm W. 22cm D. 8.5cm … More
object no.2
Isolated and contained.
The rough and the smooth.
Painting and sculpture.
object no.1
A niche, containing nothing. But itself, contained. series: Something About Nothing wood, plaster, wax H. 25.5cm W. 15cm D. 10.5cm … More
blockpaintings : encaustics
Painted sculpture or sculptural painting?
blockpainting no.9
The final piece from the blockpainting series.
blockpainting no.8
A brighter, more playful piece.
blockpainting no.7
A return to green. Harmony.
blockpainting no.6
Back to the grey. Another one from the harsher side.
blockpainting no.5
The focus here was simplicity of composition.
blockpainting no.4
A shift to the grey end. I love that grey. It’s got a slight concrete tone about it.
blockpainting no.3
I particularly like the lack of squareness in this one.
blockpainting no.2
For this piece, I decided to reduce the palette by removing the red.
blockpainting no.1
Straddling a boundary between painting and sculpture. Encaustic (wax) over wooden construction. 10x10x5cm 2017
