HOWARD EAGLESTONE

(b. 1949 Barrow-in-Furness, UK)

Howard Eaglelstone paints from found situations and objects. He likes the element of surprise which allows him to see things as if for the first time. He likes to turn things upside down. The found situation becomes a catalyst for thoughts, ideas and feelings which are developed through the process of painting. Eaglestone particularly likes to work from discarded objects, often found in the gutter, because this allows a process of transformation; a metamorphosis whereby the destructive behaviour of mankind is countered by the creative practice of painting.