Andrew Squire : Changes
The interplay between people and the natural environment has always been an important foundation of my work as an artist. As our world moves into an ever-more precarious place, it seems to drive the need for what Ben Okri calls existential creativity - a creativity rooted in the seismic and transformative changes which are happening around us, where hope, apathy and despair co-exist.
This new collection of paintings is a small step in that direction, focusing directly on people, not as individuals but as parts of our flawed, messy, and wonderful human species.
In response to the humanitarian crisis in Ukraine, and the knock-on effect elsewhere, I pledge to donate all my profits from this exhibition to the Scottish Refugee Council.
Andrew Squire, 2022
