resurfaced
about MB
Artist background
Since my work relates to telling stories, and preserving the timelines of people through art and watches, here is my own story, influences and personality.
My story
I was born in the North East of England, a place with a strong regional identity, studied Law at the University of Nottingham and then York School of Law. After education I worked in hospitality, and then the automotive industry.
The art moved in parallel. At school, I loved art, but I didn't study it at school after the age of 16 because I chose subjects that I thought would be more likely to help me secure a law career, but I continued to paint in my spare time. While young, the thing I painted most were Warhammer figures, and I learnt to paint with oils to give paintings as gifts. For a time I also found success making digital vector drawings on Facebook. However, gradually I was becoming bored of the subject matter and falling out of love with the hobby. I seriously considered abandoning art and finding a new interest.
Then I came to China.....
Oil paintings
Facebook Graffiti
development
It was my work in automotive that brought me to China. Moving to another country and living in another culture changes you in many ways, as you experience new sights smells and sounds. I found this particularly inspiring as an artist as there were so much new stimulation.
Where China had a particular influence on me was in the depth and complexity of culture, how much that contrasted with the ways of being that I grew up with, and the way people responded to me. This meant that there were so many things I wanted to express and at the same time so many people who wanted to support me.
In a short few months I had begun to make and sell prints, hold exhibitions and appear in media.
Gradually over time this allowed me to refine my ideas, create a focus and develop a deeper understanding of how to present those ideas. This was the platform that became resurfaced, which relies on being able to tell a meaningful story in the most compact and succinct way possible.
Today, I am settled in Shanghai, with a family, and alongside the art, continue to work in a corporate career, and work with several social organisations, drawing inspirations from everything.
