Emulsion and paint pens on canvas.
… Wilting Rose Against a Night Sky
Author: Duke Mitchell
Artist, Technician & Curator based in Bristol, UK
Explosion in the Mountains
Paper, oil and emulsion on canvas board.
… Explosion in the Mountains
Dark Cloud Chippewa Imperial Dream Stout
A fictitious drink that embodies the life story of Sixties Scoop survivor, storyteller, Bristol legend and old friend Dark Cloud.
… Dark Cloud Chippewa Imperial Dream Stout
Levitating Ranunculus
Emulsion and paint pens on canvas (40x30cm) in wood frame
… Levitating Ranunculus
Man on the Telephone
A tattooed man sits naked speaking on the telephone surrounded by various possessions and a pile of empty beer bottles.
… Man on the Telephone
Blue Flower
Emulsion, felt tip and paint pens on Logan Earth Ski deck (1975)
… Blue Flower
Domino
Emulsion and paint pens on skateboard deck, inspired by the War of the Roses.
… Domino
Fromaiges et Vignobles
Reappropriated Daniel-Louis Derveaux map of France (1963) showing the wine regions and important cheese-makers of France.
… Fromaiges et Vignobles
Mountain Vigil (Lemon Haze)
Oil, acrylic, spray-painted branch, wood and candles on canvas (40x40cm).
… Mountain Vigil (Lemon Haze)
Black Flower
Emulsion and paint pen on pintail skateboard deck.
… Black Flower
Japanese Paper
Japanese paper samples sourced and compiled by T.N. Lawrence & Son of Bleeding Heart Yard, London.
… Japanese Paper
Night Moves (Hot Pink Roses)
The third panel from the Garden Pentaptych.
… Night Moves (Hot Pink Roses)
Double Barrel Beautiful Vase
The orange flower from the ‘Figure of Love & Hate’ painting as a glass vase.
… Double Barrel Beautiful Vase
Saddle-Up Shirt
Primož Roglič’s Jumbo-Visma national champion jersey, reimagined as a hand-painted t-shirt.
… Saddle-Up Shirt
Le Maillot Vert
Sam Bennett’s green jersey from the Tour de France 2020, reimagined.
… Le Maillot Vert
Team Allez Allez Whoosh Tank
First in a series of custom painted clothes.
… Team Allez Allez Whoosh Tank
Figure of Love & Hate
Derived from the ‘figure of eight’ or ‘infinity symbol’ but with hearts.
… Figure of Love & Hate
Blue
The fifth panel from the Garden Pentaptych.
… Blue
Strawberry Ronaldo
The second panel from the Garden Pentaptych.
… Strawberry Ronaldo
Flowers from the Garden
A vase of flowers handpicked from the Garden Pentaptych.
… Flowers from the Garden
Palette
A paint palette masquerading as an abstract painting.
… Palette
Water Ain’t Blue, But It Wants To (Tagged)
A painting about migration, ‘tagging’, eyes in portraits that follow you and birds following magnetic fields.
… Water Ain’t Blue, But It Wants To (Tagged)
Shield
Medieval style shield featuring a lion, chainring, lemon tree and a fox.
… ShieldYou want to be what you see
Quincy Jones
Movie Tabloid Collages
A collage series that elevates the ‘researcher’ to occupy the same level of visual space as the ‘celebrity’.
… Movie Tabloid Collages
New York
Street photographs shot on 35mm film in New York, USA.
… New York
Levade
Mixed media painting comprising of materials salvaged from around Bristol Temple Meads.
… Levade
Paris
Street photographs shot on 35mm black and white film in Paris, France.
… Paris
Nichols
Reappropriating the symbols of the manufacturing economy to reflect ‘the personal’.
… Nichols
King Tino
Reworked King of Hearts playing card.
… King Tino
Screen Book Tabloid Poster
Reappropriated page from the Screen Book Tabloid reimagined as a poster.
… Screen Book Tabloid Poster
Curating Research Seminar
Whilst academic texts, like books, papers and journals, do a good job of being a mothership or bible to underpin research, they do a bad job of catching ones eye, seducing a consumer or getting information efficiently in to the public consciousness. They are but one thing on a huge spectrum of potential research outputs.
… Curating Research Seminar
Court Painter Residency
A series of large-format photographic portraits made during a week-long residency at the Royal West of England Academy or Art.
… Court Painter Residency
Dinner for Five Glitches
Dinner for Five (2001-2008) was a talk show set in various Hollywood restaurants in which actors, directors and musicians would dine and chat.
… Dinner for Five Glitches
Single Editions
Ongoing series of medium-format film photographs with their roots in portrait painting.
… Single Editions
Michael Pennie Films
Two short films made in conversation with curator Fiona Cassidy and sculptor Prof. Michael Pennie.
… Michael Pennie Films
Venice
Street photographs shot on 35mm black and white film in Venice, Italy.
… Venice
Living Legacies
A touring exhibition of large-format photographic portraits, commissioned by LinkAge.
… Living Legacies
Sun/God
A mini monolith to the idea that the only thing that deserves worship is the sun.
… Sun/God
Skis
Glitter, acrylic and emulsion on recycled canvas.
… Skis
Nude/Naked
Doll with shaved head on cardboard plinth.
… Nude/Naked
Fallen Soldier
Portrait of a fallen child soldier from a backyard civil war re-enactment (1995)
… Fallen Soldier
Fashion Week
An ‘in/out’ list from New York, London and Paris fashion weeks (2014).
… Fashion Week
Jim Reeves Shrine Frame
Jim Reeves was an American country and pop music singer-songwriter.
… Jim Reeves Shrine Frame
Tarot Kings
The Kings of the Marseille de Tarot, digitally reimagined.
… Tarot Kings
Moonshine Photographs
An ongoing series of staged contemporary large-format photographs informed by celebrated painting. Each is shot with 5×4 film, on location and set in an oval mount.
… Moonshine Photographs
Laugh or Cry
Both a love letter and a “Fuck you!” to painting.
… Laugh or CryPain is knowledge rushing in to fill a gap
Jerry Seinfeld
Abena Poku
A series of 3 photographs, co-authored by Abena Poku, Steve Smith and Luke Mitchell.
… Abena Poku
