Roger Aslin
Biography
Roger Aslin has worked across the visual and written arts, including film scripts and published fiction. After leaving the music industry nearly 20 years ago, he began concentrating solely on painting, working primarily on paper with water-based media, particularly acrylic.
His work has been featured in publications including Artists & Illustrators and International Artist. His solo exhibitions include Urban Narratives and The City Revealed at Hay Hill Gallery, London. In 2021, he exhibited with Teresa Lawler RI in Seen Through A Filmic Eye at The Lightbox, Woking. He has also exhibited in juried exhibitions including the Lynn Painter-Stainers Prize, ING Discerning Eye and The British Art Prize.
Artist Statement
My current painting explores two key areas: the figure and the urban environment, influenced by my continuing interest in film and television. My focus, through the medium of painting, is on how people interact with the contemporary environment. I show urban life through dramatic colour and shade, using a highly contrasting palette to emphasise shape and form.
I take images with a camera or phone, which are later refined digitally in the studio before I begin painting on paper, board or canvas. Photography is an integral part of my process, allowing me to capture moments and compositions that become the starting point for a painting.
I use water-based media, usually acrylic, and build up the finished piece through multiple layers. During this process, the image can change and develop, with elements added or removed as I work towards the final composition. I am interested in how this process allows the original image to evolve into something that goes beyond the photograph.