Lesley Giles is a contemporary painter from London. She paints bold, colourful images from her favourite solitary PLACES formalising
the SPACE with a hint of abstraction.
the SPACE with a hint of abstraction.
Maryland State Arts Council awarded Lesley Giles an INDEPENDENT ARTIST AWARD 2021
Lesley holds a Masters in Fine Art Painting from the Royal College of Art, London.
Lesley holds a Masters in Fine Art Painting from the Royal College of Art, London.
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Lesley Giles blurs the line between traditional notions of landscape and graphic arts. Her exaggerated colors and stylized patterns as seen in her striped skies, separate her from earlier artists.
Ryan Grover, Curator, Biggs Museum of American Art, Delaware, 2014 |
The boldness of her colour is matched by a strength of design that is all too rare in contemporary art. Here is an artist with a down-to-earth sureness of vision that is immensely beguiling.
Andrew Lambirth, Spectator Magazine, London, 2006 |
I'm fascinated by the poetic, solitary beauty of the world around us. Water, derelict huts, floating laundry, osprey.
My style is formalized, I love stripes. I work with traditional media to focus on contemporary issues like the effect that
urban development can have on our landscape and how the “ordinary” prevails. Important influences
are Edward Hopper and fellow alumnus David Hockney.
My style is formalized, I love stripes. I work with traditional media to focus on contemporary issues like the effect that
urban development can have on our landscape and how the “ordinary” prevails. Important influences
are Edward Hopper and fellow alumnus David Hockney.