Based in Cornwall, A.Todd's work explores the psyche, its sentimental attachments to objects, and the interplay of our deepest human emotions.
His practice is materials led, using unconventional mediums to engage and provoke.
Often blurring the lines between artwork and object, A.Todd builds tension with his work, only to surrender it to the unpredictable hand of nature.
Found displayed in the shadows, the dusty corners of old houses, or outside in the rain, the physical context in which A.Todd uses to show his work plays in the spaces between the forlorn and the familiar--like a distant memory you've all but forgotten.
“Transience is key to Andrew Todd’s work. He sees beauty in decay, feels comfort in the fact that nothing lasts forever. Nature’s flux results in regular decomposition: rust biting into railings, mould creeping up the bathroom wall. Todd enjoys the patterns that can be found within destruction. Everything in his work is meticulously considered. Each piece is researched, each element, from colour to smell and dimensions, carries a symbolic resonance.
Todd creates work of highly considered balance and then lets it go, releasing it to anarchy. He will often burn or bury his paintings, finding it an exquisite release. The destruction is often the finished piece, quickly evolving into everything’s final state: a return to dust and earth.”
Kate Reeve-Edwards - Art Writer - Cultural Capital Arts
Exhibitions
'Attic' Solo Show - G12 Contemporary Art Space - Krowji, Redruth, Cornwall - 18-20th October 2024
Group Residency Show - Back Lane West Gallery, Redruth Cornwall - 8-9th December 2023
A Darker Christmas - Studio Kind, Braunton, Devon - 1-16th December 2023
Derelict - Uncovered Collective - The Safehouse, Peckham, London - 24-26th November 2023
Land-Mark - In Conversation with Faye Dobinson - 45 Queen St, Penzance, Cornwall - 1st July 2023
Pulse - Tremenheere Gallery - Penzance, Cornwall - 16-18th June 2023
Drawing Near - Tremenheere Gallery - Penzance, Cornwall - 2-3rd December 2022
Microshow - Jupiter Gallery - Newlyn, Cornwall - 11-12th November 2022