ART PLUGGED | PAINTER ALFIE ROUY ON CREATING MYSTICAL WORLDS FROM HIS DREAMS AND SUBCONSCIOUS

Art Plugged, 2 February 2022

BELLA BONNER-EVANS INTERVIEWS ARTIST ALFIE ROUY, WHOSE WORK IS FEATURED IN STUDIO WEST'S EXHIBITION 'THE REALITY IN WHYTCH YOU CREATE'. 

 

"There is something magnetic and unusual about painter Alfie Rouy that immediate draws you in. He talks slowly and precisely about his work, hesitant to give too much away. His practice is decidedly spiritual and instinctive, he avoids viewing the work of other artists in favour of creating from within. Since graduating in 2021, he has garnered immediate attention with paintings of scenes from dreams and spiraling serpentine creatures rendered with a deliberate flatness.
 
Through his paintings, Rouy creates a surreal world of free-flowing forms with recognisable yet esoteric elements. His work aims to materialise the fluid energies that flow around and between us, boldly trying to imbue the viewer with a sense of unity, tranquility, and love. The works are therefore best understood through an emotional register and mysteriously positioned to connect spiritually with those who already know."

 

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