Artist working in oil on canvas

Joe Simpson is a figurative painter currently living and working in Manchester. Joe is a new artist to Comme Ca, he has recently graduated with a first class hons degree in Fine Art. 

Joe’s work has been exhibited both nationally and internationally, with notable exhibitions taking place at the House of Commons and Manchester City Art Gallery.  His paintings have been selected for many competitions and prizes, including Nationwide Mercury Music Art Prize and The Grieve + Samaritans Art Prize.

Joe Simpson's practice deals with the narrative potential of the still image. Working primarily in oil paint to create realistic images that utilise the conventions of cinematography to present ‘staged’, fictitious scenes where time has been stopped and extended.  These frozen moments are deliberately ambiguous, inviting the viewer to inject their own emotions, motivations and narrative context into the scene, thereby avoiding limiting interpretation.

Joe’s prices start at approx. £125 - £1,950 for an original oil painting.

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