Giles is an English artist living in Zhuhai, China. Born in Bristol / England in 1977, he began painting at an early age and has studied painting and sculpture extensively in France and Cardiff under the famous UK landscape painter Terry Setch and is inspired by surreal painters such as de Chirico, Dali and Magritte.
Since 2003, he has lived in Hong Kong and China and is looking to build a reputation in Hong Kong and beyond. He also runs the successful web company Misohoni.
In 2010 I have been featured online at:
Bloginity Interview
Saatchi Online Portfolio
Gawker Artist
Fresh Bump
As an artist, he has taken part in the UK Bienalle, won an Erasmus art scholarship and recent work has been purchased by HK Art Director Wang Jia Wei. Contact me here.
Based again on the interesting rock formations in Zhuhai, the piece combines a woman, seethrough with a wine spill.
Based on Zhuhai’s famous rocks near the Zhuhai Ferry port, I attempted to paint the hundreds of rocks near the shore. Whilst staring at the shapes, I thought I spotted the shape of a woman, the bent knee in the top left, body and face…so if you look at the image closely you can see the lines of a woman laying down.
Showcasing my skills of Rembrandt style painting using layers of dark washes.
Round up of all web interviews and mentions that have taken place on the Internet.
Interview with HK Magazine discussing briefly my artwork and influences.
Samues Leung and the State of the Arts Gallery held a 2 week solo exhibition over January 2010.