Andy Mercer

Landscape is an enduring theme in British art. In this digital age it seems right to create digital images that reinterpret landscape. I think the word "landscape" should also be redefined. I refer to "landscape" as the visual stage we are surrounded by. This might include news and other images images as much as a depiction of any physical location. 

Artists have been experimenting with new media as far back as our recorded history takes us, I see working digitally as a continuation of this. Working digitally has gradually developed as an extension of my drawing. 

Recently I have found myself working with purely abstract forms and only late in the process does any sense of realistic depiction enter the work. In this modern era humans are bombarded by an unprecedented number of different images and these transmitted televisual landscapes also form a part of my "inner landscape". I see art as primarily an internal response to a particular location. I happily admit that the events of history and mythic ideas form a part of my inner landscape. In essence my work is about both the landscape I originate from, the history, culture and tradition of its people but in this age of ever increasing globalisation, it also about the influence of the wider world that surrounds us. 
The extraordinary contrasting landscapes of the north of England have always interested me. We have both wild rugged upland areas and vast conurbations. 

Please note most of my works are prints on paper. Please carefully check the details of the work you are interested in before ordering. Please contact zatista if you would like to order a different size than listed. 

If your country is not listed for shipping please contact zatista and we will arrange shipping. 

I guarantee that any edition size shown covers all substrates and sizes, so for example with an edition of 75 there will never be more than 75 signed prints in total. 

I'm quite happy to answer any questions you may have before ordering.

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