Curriculum Vitae.
Conor J. Wilson.
Date of birth: 26.07.73
56, George Street, Nationality: British.
Balsall Heath,
Birmingham,
B12 9RT. Tel: (0121) 4466531
Qualifications.
A-levels: Art Physics
Geography Maths
AO-Level: Maths.
GCSE: English literature Chemistry
English language Physics
Geography Maths
French Art
Education.
1992-1993 Birmingham University.
B.Sc. Geography and Geology.
1992-1991 Aston University.
B.Sc. Mechanical Engineering.
1986-1991 Dover College Senior School, Dover.
1981-1986 Dover College Junior School, Folkestone.
Art has been an important part of my life since I was very young.
Creativity has fascinated me and I began painting when I was six.
I have continued to develop my skills at school and independently
since then.
I was born in Papua New Guinea and have lived abroad most of my
life spending many years in the Middle East as well as Thailand,
Scotland and England. I have been exposed to many different cultures
and vibrant imprinting that influences my life/Art. I love independent
travel and have just returned from three months in India and Nepal;
I feel that new experiences and the insecurity of change through
travel are essential for my creative spirit to flourish.
Due to my parents transient lifestyle I went to public school
at age seven, where I gained my fine education. My heart was always
with my art; However Dover College had a very small art department
and I was influenced to study Engineering, it was a secure option
I was advised. So I studied Engineering for a year then Geography
and Geology for six months before following my heart and true
calling by taking up painting full time. I had been painting and
creating part-time throughout the years but always craved a fully
creative life. I have never looked back, I love what I do with
passion.
Explaining the meaning of my world is something I find extremely
difficult to do. To me the paintings mean so much on every level.
I feel the mental process of using words compartmentaises what
I have done and in effect ensnares the viewer within a framework
of reason that is to rigid.
In my life I am seeking to understand the larger picture. l think
we like security and thus fool ourselves into false understanding
of ourselves and the universe; But how much do we really understand
about even our own bodies let alone our place within the universe,
the world is full of magical mystery. Our Western scientific logic
has successfully dulled many minds to these things. Times of accelerated
change are raising some very interesting questions about our futures
and existence.
I hope my work will raise some interesting questions. I am attempting
to delve into the usually invisible landscape of mind and matter,
language and cognition. The fundamental theme in all my present
work is energy; Neither created nor destroyed it changes form
and thus is locked in the perpetual cycle of dynamic change, as
are everyone of us as we progress through the cycle of this life.
Through painting I search for an understanding beyond intellectual
reason, it is within the realm of infinite space, the undefinable.
I see art as a bridge between many areas of thought, Philosophy,
mysticism, mathematics and science. Creativity to me is intensified
brilliant life, a celebration of our existence.
If I can generate positive energy through my art then maybe it
can effect the viewer, be held by the viewer, influence the viewer
to question his/her relationship with themselves and their environment.
If what is seen confuses, that to is a sign of our times; there
is no boundary between order and chaos.
I think of my work as a symbol of universal unity, an expression
of deep love for the divine universal energy that binds us together.
I hope I may get close to inducing within the viewer that sense
of indefinable beauty and joy, that bewilderingly amazing awe
for life in its manifold diversity. Words seem weak.
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