When I Left The Royal College, I

When I Left The Royal College, I Decided I Would Only Make Paintings That I Would Want To Look At Myself, That Felt Close To My Life.

The Studio Is A Laboratory, Not A Factory. An Exhibition Is The Result Of Your Experiments, But The Process Is Never-ending. So An Exhibition Is Not A Conclusion.

I Was Listening To A Lot Of Hip Hop, Music Like Public Enemy That Was About Raising Consciousness, And I Realised I Could Feed That Directly Into My Work, Using Images In A Way That Was A Bit Like Sampling - Taking Images From Diverse Places, Exploring The Contradictions Without Trying To Hide The Seams.

Sometimes, As I Feel A Door Or An Exit Point In My Work Is Closing, I'll Try To Create An Opening So As Not To Stifle The Creative Process, Which I See As A Process That's Never-ending.

The Studio Is A Place Where I Can Experiment Before I'm Prepared For An Idea To Become A Body Of Work, Or A New Way Of Working, Or A Way Of Working That Can Sustain Me Over A Period Of Time.