LOUIS SIMPSON
The similarities between the work of Louie Simpson and other artists are evident but this is an artist who is carving out a style of his own from within. Louie has a brain that is overflowing with ideas, usually chaotic. He has a body full of energy, seemingly infinite. He feels strong emotions, high and low. His work is a kind of therapy, an outlet of extraordinary rawness.
Louie’s paintings are often autobiographical, sometimes explicitly self portraiture and other times via a less controllable release of paint to canvas. He is also a great observer of life and many of his paintings tell a story of a place a person or a moment in time. The mark-making style is raw and free but there is a complexity and sophistication in the meaning of the imagery. This makes for a fascinating journey of discovery into the mind of the artist and maybe some self reflection.
