Terry setch biography

He lives in Penarth, Wales and draws inspiration from his surroundings. Employing diverse materials, he explores the tensions between society and the natural world. The painted surfaces of his large-scale works are often amplified with found matter, which articulates an atmosphere of elemental and emotional turmoil. For more than 60 years I have been painting landscapes, for the last 50 years I have been recording the changes brought about by new industrial developments, lifestyle changes, wealth management and new social mores.

I have been using the pollution of the local beach, particularly the plastic detritus, as my major subject since the mid s, long before concern about the damage caused by the ubiquitous, non-biodegradable plastic became widespread in this country.

Terry setch biography: Terry Setch (born )

Their ugliness not only challenges good taste but is a statement of disgust at the negligence of industrial society. Summer These observations are germane today and encapsulate my thinking. As an artist I continue to use conventional art materials and I incorporate detritus flotsam and jetsam, found objects and include new and recycled modern building materials.

I observe daily what happens on the people's beach. I have tried to create an identity that is my own. Terry Setch RA British, b.