Lawrence is a Fifty something Schizophrenic, bipolar, voice hearer disability support pensioner apprentice piano stool driver. He has had many professions including Silver service waiter, Forklift driver/storman, Garbo, Rollerskating factory worker, Car park attendant, Proof reader, Library assistant, Lumper of wheat, Bailer of hay.
In the mid nineties Lawrence was working night shifts as a Car park attendant when he picked up a pen and ink and started producing art due to extreme boredom. Lawrence has been a practicing artist since 1996 when he started drawing in gel ink. In 2009 he embraced acrylic painting and started to explore abstraction and what he could do with the medium. His practice has explored different ways to apply the paint to the canvas, which has included scraping and splashing the paint. Recently Lawrence has started experimenting with mediums to change the consistency of the paint which has enabled him to pour the paint and manipulate it. Lawrence is a Fifty something Schizophrenic, bipolar, voice hearer, Art is a vehicle that he uses to exercise the shit that builds up in his head. He takes those demons and puts them into his work which gives him relief when he see them on the canvas and not in his head. It clears the clutter from the upstairs abode so he can get on with living. A value can't be put on art as a therapy for mental illness, it is priceless. The Artists that Lawrence admires include Jackson Pollock, Miro, Dali and Kandinsky. |