Richard Brooks
Rugby
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"Art as prophetic voice" is core to my practice. My work, informed by my faith, sense of vulnerability, bereavement, and my personal experience, centres on addressing social justice issues of the human condition. Art as prophetic voice encompasses an exploration of art, theology and social justice; and the tripartite dialogue between them. Such enquiry and exploration is undertaken using a practice based approach; indeed thinking through making is key to my ongoing practice. Art as prophetic voice encompasses my core, being and concerns. By “prophetic voice” I mean speaking out, raising questions. While art is fundamental to who I am, if I am not making art I am somehow diminished, I am not fully me. Thus “art as prophetic voice” encapsulates these multiple layered concerns. I believe that artists see the world differently, so I seek to share some of that other perspective in my work. My practice is largely lens-based, working with both still and moving images.
Exhibitions Include
2016 - Assimilation (70 x 7), Solo Esxhibition, Ipswich Town Hall, November To December
2016 - Goup Exhibition responding to work of John Donne, Southwell Minster, September
2016 - Nautical Visions, (group show), St Katherine's Dock, London, May
2016 - Both Ends of Madness, (goup show), Deptford and Folkstone, April & July
2015 - Greenbelt Arts Festival, August
2015 - Solo Exhibition, Cambridge ArtSpace, July
2015 - Revelations of Divine Love; Creativity & Compassion, Burning Bush Barn, Norfolk, May
2015 - Plastic Propaganda group show, Baltic Exchange, London, from April
2014 - Breaking the Chains, Community Church, London, October to November 2014
2014 - Translation, Ipswich Hospital, August 2014
2014 - Cultural Coalition, Hyde House Covent Garden, July 2014
2014 - Cambridge Open Call 2014 [Winner], Cambridge ArtSpace, July 2014
2014 - One Equal Light, St James’ Piccadilly, July 2014
2014 - Careful Now - Minding the Gap, Cambridge ArtSpace, 30 May to 1 June 2014
2013 - MA Degree show, NUA, August to September 2013
[selected for MAstars (http://www.axisweb.org/features/profile/mastars/richard-brooks/)]
2013 - From Darkness to Light, The Hostry, Norwich Cathedral, June 2013
[The Bishop’s Art Prize, Runner Up]
2013 - Construction Distraction, NUA, April 2013
2013 - Paradise Parts II to VI, solo pop up show, Ipswich, January 2013
2012 - Process, NUA, December 2012
2012 - Position, NUCA, February 2012
2011 - Wirksworth Arts Festival, Newbridge Works, September 2011
2011 - Out of The Picture, University of Derby, June 2011
2010 - Damaged, Solo Exhibition, Derby Cathedral, June 2010
2010 - Coventry Open 2010, The Herbert, April 2010 to June 2010
2009 - Derby City Open, DMAG, October 2009 to January 2010
2008 - Derby City Open, DEDA, November 2008 to March 2009
Education
Oct 2011 to Sep 2013
Norwich University of the Arts, Norwich
MA [Distinction] Fine Art
Sep 2008 to June 2011
University of Derby, Derby
BA (Hons) [First] Photography
Sep 2007 to Jun 2008
Sutton Coldfield College, Sutton Coldfield
City and Guilds Level 3 [Distinction] Photography
Oct 1999 to Jul 2001
The Queens Foundation, Birmingham
Level 4 Certificate in Applied Theological Studies
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