Paul Atkins British, b. 1971
Paul Atkins was born in London. He trained as a painter at Chelsea School of Art from 1990-1993 and as a printmaker on the MA Printmaking course at Camberwell College of Arts from 1994-1996.
"My own practice is concerned with the flow between abstraction and figuration, of evolving from matter to suggest hybrid beings that might appear or disappear depending on the viewer. The imagery very much evolves from the material. I've long held a strong interest in art forms that use these combinations and tensions between dreams and reality, inner and outer worlds. Recognizing the flat picture plane of any surface often allows you to explore these outcomes more directly.
I look and observe a lot from natural forms. I live in Ramsgate on the East Kent coast and the ever-changing nature of the sea and seascape is an endless source of inspiration for me. The seascape abounds with flint forms and natural abstractions which form the starting point for works in drawing, printmaking and painting. Most of the work is concerned with the human image, animal, sea and vegetal forms. I've always held a love of children's paintings and drawings and the simplicity with which they realise forms has had a strong influence on my approach.
Recent paintings have explored themes of the sea, natural elements and heads or forms that grow out of the material in combinations of shapes and colours. These are often made in a series and often form the basis for works made in printmaking.
I tend to leave my work around for a long time often going back to change and alter things. One of the things I like about printmaking is that the ideas have to be taken through a process and as such the unexpected often occurs. So, acids in Etching often don't behave as they are supposed to, colours laid down in Screen printing and Litho don't necessarily mix how you thought they would, a cut mark in Relief printing is very different from the original drawn mark. These inaccuracies are often the source for new imagery or a completed idea, but they change the work from a concept to a physical tangible outcome.
Humour is important in all my work. This sometimes is used in titles or in imagery which suggests a grotesque or farcical arrangement. This has often originated from metamorphosis and the idea of the human image merging into other forms from other natural realms between dream states and the waking hour."
Paul Atkins
April 2023
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Paul AtkinsHead in Red, Yellow and Blue, 2024Oil on Board61.3 x 44.2 cm
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Paul AtkinsGreen Fish Woman with the Moon, 2024Oil on board38 x 27.8 cm
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Paul AtkinsA Figure Walks, 2024Oil on board34.4 x 24.2 cm
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Paul AtkinsHead in Orange, 2023Oil on Canvas30.8 x 21.1 cm
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Paul AtkinsClockwork Figure-Woman In Bed, 2012Screenprint70 x 50 cm
27 9/16 x 19 11/16 in
with frame 81.7 x 60.7 cm
32 3/16 x 23 7/8 inEdition of 10 plus 1 artist's proofView more details -
Paul AtkinsClyde, 2018Lithograph70 x 50 cm
27 9/16 x 19 11/16 inEdition of 6View more details -
Paul AtkinsNo Bulbs in this Flat, 2018Screenprint74 x 52.5 cm
29 1/8 x 20 11/16 inEdition of 35 plus 1 artist's proofView more details -
Paul AtkinsPink Fishman with Five Planets, 2022Lithograph49 x 38 cm
19 5/16 x 14 15/16 inEdition of 3 plus 1 artist's proofView more details -
Paul AtkinsPaperbag Men, 2022Relief Print29.7 x 42 cm
11 11/16 x 16 9/16 inEdition of 7View more details -
Paul AtkinsFish Woman with Hands, 2021Monotype42 x 29.7 cm
16 9/16 x 11 11/16 inUniqueView more details -
Paul AtkinsFishwoman with Lines and Two Planets, 2019Etching28 x 38 cm
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Paul AtkinsFloating Forms In A Yellow And Black Landscape, 2005Screenprint70 x 50 cm
27 9/16 x 19 11/16 inEdition of 3 plus 2 artist's proofsView more details -
Paul AtkinsFishman in Red & Blue Landscape, 2022Relief Print42 x 29.7 cm
16 9/16 x 11 11/16 inEdition of 5 plus 1 artist's proofView more details -
Paul AtkinsFishwoman with Two Planets, 2019Etching56 x 38 cm
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Paul AtkinsGoto The Young, 2012Lithograph66 x 50 cm
26 x 19 11/16 inEdition of 6View more details -
Paul AtkinsBig Mike Goes Ape!, 2014Screenprint59 x 40.5 cm
23 1/4 x 15 15/16 inEdition of 15 plus 1 artist's proofView more details -
Paul AtkinsYellow Planet, 2019Lithograph49 x 35 cm
19 5/16 x 13 3/4 inEdition of 7 plus 1 artist's proofView more details -
Paul AtkinsCity Slickers, 2010Screenprint83 x 64 cm
32 11/16 x 25 3/16 inEdition of 15 plus 1 artist's proofView more details -
Paul AtkinsThe Peaceful One, 1995Etching43 x 31 cm
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Paul AtkinsWild Seed Head, 1993Etching43 x 31 cm
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Paul AtkinsBlue Skull with Red Star, 2020Oil on Board31.5 x 29 cm
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Paul AtkinsCat Figure Tree and Sun, 2005Lithograph50 x 35 cm
19 11/16 x 13 3/4 inEdition of 5View more details -
Paul AtkinsCabdriver, 2018oil on board33 x 32 cm
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Paul AtkinsFish Woman with Stars and a Red Moon, 2021Monotype42 x 29.7 cm
16 9/16 x 11 11/16 inUniqueView more details -
Paul AtkinsFishwoman with Letters & Planets, 2021Relief Print42 x 29.7 cm
16 9/16 x 11 11/16 inEdition of 8View more details -
Paul AtkinsHarz, 2021Monotype29.7 x 42 cm
11 11/16 x 16 9/16 inUniqueView more details -
Paul AtkinsHeads in a Blue and Green Landscape, 2019Screen-print53 x 44 cm
20 7/8 x 17 5/16 inEdition of 15 plus 1 artist's proofView more details -
Paul AtkinsHead and Bird in Blue, 2023Oil on Board30.5 x 30.5 cm
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Paul AtkinsHead in Red Blue & Green, 2022Relief Print42 x 29.7 cm
16 9/16 x 11 11/16 inEdition of 4View more details -
Paul AtkinsPrinthead , 1995Etching43 x 31 cm
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Paul AtkinsSpider with Planets, 2020Oil on Board31.5 x 25 cm
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Paul AtkinsThe Arrogant God, 2019Lithograph50 x 38 cm
19 11/16 x 14 15/16 inEdition of 5View more details -
Paul AtkinsTwo Tumble Driers, 2006Screenprint50 x 70 cm
19 11/16 x 27 9/16 inEdition of 10 plus 1 artist's proofView more details -
Paul AtkinsBlue fishman, 2016oil on canvas mounted on board31.5 x 26 cm
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Paul AtkinsFloating Figure in a Summer Sky, 2021Monotype29.7 x 41 cm
11 11/16 x 16 1/8 in
with frame 47 x 57.5 cm
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Paul AtkinsPink Planet, 2023Oil on Canvas21.4 x 21.7 cm
8 7/16 x 8 9/16 inView more details
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Dwelling of the Imagination
Twelve artists are creating an imaginary home interior 29 February - 21 April 2024Twelve artists are creating an imaginary home interiorRead more -
from another sky
A Solo Exhibition by Paul Atkins 13 April - 29 May 2023From Another Sky is a culmination of a body of work by Paul Atkins made over two decades. From forms both observed in nature and re-imagined, to landscapes and maps...Read more