Hayley Field

An exploration of colour and shape

To the rhythm of

Surface / Depth / Surface / Depth

Foreground / Background

Layer / Erase

I am a painter and installation artist. My work in inclusive participatory arts for over 30 years has influenced my solo and collaborative practice. 

My need to navigate and process the world in an experiential and intuitive way is central to my practice. An immersion in making, with a sense of discovery through playfulness and risk-taking are values I maintain in my work. 

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Using a spontaneous approach, I draw from observations, ideas and experience - connecting inner and outer worlds - to explore tension, contrast and control. 

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My interest in colour and composition extends beyond drawing and painting to make installations from modular pieces of work. Through this I enjoy finding freshness through re-configuration, new narratives and dynamic relationships. 

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My collaborative practice as part of Obscure Secure (with fellow artist Jacqueline Utley) extends my interests in process and representation and feeds my work. Our projects explore twentieth century women artists in collections and have partnered with Christchurch Mansion (Ipswich), The Red House (Aldeburgh) and Towner Eastbourne.

Since 2017 I have been deepening my understanding of colour and light through observing and documenting the colours in the view from my studio window, across the river Deben to Sutton Hoo. This has become an ongoing, cumulative piece of work - Across the river in the trees. 

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