Liam Hanna Lloyd – The Reaches of a Creative Mind
Posted on | March 20, 2009 | 2 Comments
As a child, Liam Hanna-Lloyd was encouraged by his artist father to explore the reaches of his creative mind, thus launching an artistic exploration that continues today. This self-taught, emerging artist from Victoria, British Columbia has been capturing imaginations and attention with his mixed media pieces combining collage, gold leaf and paint.
A native of Victoria, Hanna-Lloyd exists in a unique environment of rain forest and urban landscape and has been impacted greatly by both. In his artist statement for the recent opening of The Veaux Gallery in 
NYC, he explains; “The juxtaposition of owls on telephone lines, hummingbirds peering though apartment windows and grafittied walls being covered in moss have all influenced my work. I have spent my life in this city; from writing on the walls to sleeping in its streets, dancing on its rooftops to smiling on its sidewalks it will forever be a part of me and my work.”
Drawing inspiration for his images from dreams, old photographs, first nation legends and life experiences, Hanna-Lloyd usually begins work with a piece of recycled wood, saying “the beautiful chipped paint, decay or rust has created the first steps for me.” From there, the subjects and composition begin to emerge and the piece “evolves and devolves, gets built up to be taken back down and can take hours, weeks or an eternity.”
With influences a diverse as Bad Brains, Eric Satie and John-Michel Basquiat, Liam Hanna-Lloyd’s creations detail an engaging aspect of a unique and creative life.
Tags: Art > collage > Liam Hanna-Lloyd > mixed media > Veaux Gellery > Victoria British Columbia
Comments
2 Responses to “Liam Hanna Lloyd – The Reaches of a Creative Mind”
Leave a Reply
House of Cat RSS Feed
Let's Get Social
- Follow me on Twitter
- House of Cat Facebook Page
- Abduzeedo
- All Music Guide
- BLU
- Cat Johnson's Blog
- DJ Tom LG's Podcast
- Hot Water Art
- JamBase
- Lina Chang
- Mash SF
- Notes From Below
- Paste Magazine
- Paul Richmond
- Photos by Cat
- Poppytalk
- Rosey Lakos Photography
- Santa Cruz Rehearsal Studios
- Steve Brown Gallery
- Toxel
- Trust Your Struggle
- Uppercase
- Veaux
- Wooster Collective
March 23rd, 2009 @ 10:43 PM
Wonderful, wonderful. Very proud of you Liam.
September 15th, 2009 @ 12:03 PM
Congratulations Liam, you have been true to yourself and followed your bliss. No matter that it has been difficult, you chose to stick with your art and it is very affirming to see you getting the recognition you deserve.