The Artist - Paul Watson
Paul Watson is an artist based in Brighton, England.
He graduated from Dartington College of Arts in 1992, and since then has been creating a variety of mixed-media artwork. He only exhibits in galleries occasionally, prefering to spend his time promoting his artwork—and that of other artists—through his website The Lazarus Corporation, which has been online in various incarnations since 1996.
He also writes a blog about ideas for promoting and selling art online which takes the new “Freeconomics” ideas being discussed by various internet commentators and suggests ways in which up-and-coming artists, musicians and writers can use them.
Exhibitions
- June 2008 - “The Way of the Artist” @ Grange Gallery, Brighton
- October 2005 - “Blind Art Presents…” @ The Old Market, Hove
- April 2004 - “Open Studios” @ Egerton Studio, Nottingham
- April 2004 - “The Cross” @ St Giles, Nottingham
- October 2003 - “Open Studios” @ Egerton Studio, Nottingham
- June 2003 - “Open Studios” @ Egerton Studio, Nottingham
- March/April 2002 - “Imperfect Future” @ Turtle Arts, Nottingham (now Surface Gallery)
- September 2001 - “Fascination” @ Turtle Arts, Nottingham (now Surface Gallery)
- August 2001 - “Viscera” @ the Alley Café, Nottingham
Quotes
“'English mixed-media artist Paul Watson has been combining sex, glue and found objects for several years now. No, not in the bedroom, but in his art studio.' Best sales pitch for a collage series ever?”
“"His work is a comment on our time, our future and our past, it’s filled with anger, disturbing and violent. Our human existence is questioned, displayed and weighted. How fragile we are, how guilty we are and the suffering even continues into worlds beyond reality. Paul Watson, artist, writer and musician, is dancing in our minds, he plays with our fears and renews our perception.”"
“Uhm… I think I’m in love again. [Paul Watson’s work is] so brutal and raw and sexy and… wow. Just wow.”
— Amanda