Expat Choice | Hot In The City - The Art of Samantha Redfern

Hot In The City - The Art of Samantha Redfern

Published - 02 February 2021, Tuesday

How’s everyone doing? As always, we hope you are well and safe during these challenging times.

It is our great pleasure to welcome our newest artist, Samantha Redfern and her 'Cityscapes' series to Casa Addicted. Samantha, an abstract expressionist artist, hails from the UK. Growing up, she shared a passion for art with her father and was surround by his artworks which adorned the walls of the family home.

Art was always a favourite pastime and a strong part of her education. In 2004, Samantha graduated with honours in a Fine Art degree from Bath Spa University.

It wasn’t until the family moved to Singapore that Samantha was able to fully embrace her a career in art. In 2019, she was signed to her first gallery.

Samantha draws inspiration from her surroundings. Living in the affectionately dubbed “Garden City”, her work is her own abstract take on the buildings and the lush, tropical greenery of Singapore. Using a combination of gestural, impulsive movements, layering and detailed work, Samantha has a style that is all her own.

Samantha has participated in a number of art fairs and exhibitions across Asia and her works can be found in many private collections across the region. She was also recently featured in Tatler Singapore magazine.

A little about the 'Cityscapes' series...

“They’ve just sort of evolved. Maybe I can trace it back to college days… a big part of my A Level work was city photography. I love architecture and its effect on the psyche and I loved capturing it in images. But I hadn’t put it on canvas until now. Here, the jungle is always just being kept at bay and can creep in at any moment. I love that."

"I like exploring how the jungle is never far from the city, a character always creeping in. I haven’t populated my cityscape paintings with figures yet, but I already see humanity present in the structures. To me it’s been more about the clash and conversation between the wild jungle and the urban landscape.” ~ Samantha Redfern

To see more of Samantha's "Cityscapes" series, click here. We hope you enjoy her work as much as we do.

Comments

Elena

24 Apr 2020 , Fri

13 comments

CONNOISSEUR

RATED 8 / 8

Addicted is an art gallery founded by an Australian "Mr" (Blair) and "Mrs" (Elena) living in the buzzing metropolis of Singapore.

Our passion for art was ignited in the late 90s when we purchased our very first piece, a collage, from a gallery located in Berry, a country town in New South Wales, Australia.

Fast forward a few years to 2002. It was during this year we were offered the opportunity to work in The Lion City, otherwise known as Singapore. This became the launching pad for more travel and living adventures which included calling London and New York home for a number of years.

During our travels we collected art pieces we loved - a practice we strongly encourage! These pieces are a reflection and a reminder of where we have been, and of the fond memories made along the way. In 2007 our voyage came full circle and we once again returned to the island nation where we continued our love affair with art. Our passion rapidly became an addiction which lead to the birth of Addicted Art Gallery in 2015.

Elena

24 Apr 2020 , Fri

13 comments

CONNOISSEUR

RATED 8 / 8

Samantha was born in Ascot, England in 1983. Growing up, she shared a passion for art with her father and was surround by his artworks which adorned the walls of the family home.

Art was always a favourite pastime and a strong part of her education. In 2004, Samantha graduated with honours in a Fine Art degree from Bath Spa University. Upon graduation she began a career in sales, which lead her to a successful role in IBM.

She then started a family and devoted her time to being a full-time mum to her children in a little village in Berkshire. Despite having her hands full, she still made time for art - taking on commission works, painting and drawing pets and children for her clients. It wasn’t until the family moved to Singapore that Samantha was able to fully embrace her a career in art. In 2019, she was signed to her first gallery. Samantha draws inspiration from her surroundings.

Living in the affectionately dubbed “Garden City”, her work is her own abstract take on the buildings and the lush, tropical greenery of Singapore. Using a combination of gestural, impulsive movements, layering and detailed work, Samantha has a style that is all her own. Samantha has participated in a number of art fairs and exhibitions across Asia and her works can be found in many private collections across the region.