Sam Pattman will be showing her work in the Wilson Gallery at Oxmarket for 2 weeks. Sam studied a BA in textile design and is heavily influenced by textural surfaces. She recently completed an MA in fine art at Brighton university, as she sought the opportunity for further study and development of her painting and sculptural practice.

Her work approaches subjects such as transience, loss and the human condition. The subject matter is spiritual in nature. Geological processes and structures, archaeological discoveries are influential and evidential in the forms and patinas of her work, suggesting the passage of time and the fleeting nature of existence.

The textural surfaces of Sam’s work are achieved by multiple applications and removal of layers of paint. The process is synonymous with the uncovering of the ancient within an archaeological dig or the peeling plaster of antiquity: The resultant, partially - visible image is in turn, reflective of incomplete memories. The processes involved in the production of the artwork; the addition and removal of paint layers add a different perspective and help convey the spiritual nature of the work.

She strives to communicate time of contemplation over spiritual existence.