Heather Green
London, United Kingdom
Heather Green, a recent graduate of the MA Painting program at the Royal College of Art (2023), emerges as a captivating and enigmatic storyteller through her unique approach to artistry. Her creative practice delves into news articles, transforming language into brushstrokes that convey intricate social and political narratives. For Heather, news articles serve as a portal to the eerie and uncanny, where titles become integral marks within her paintings, as vital as any brushstroke or pour. Every word and phrase she extracts from these stories carries the weight of the social and political concerns they encapsulate. Heather's ritualistic approach to news reading provides her with surprising comfort, allowing her to exist simultaneously in the world's stories and her own narrative.
In her work, viewers find both an eerie comfort and profound significance. With a methodical and rule-based approach, Heather lays the foundation for her abstract creations. Her authority over her art mirrors an internal struggle for control, resulting in a competitive edge that permeates her creative playground. Recognizing patterns of anxiety and self-doubt, she has developed a system of rules that guide her through moments of hesitation, enabling her to establish a foundation of action. Each piece Heather crafts is distinct, yet across her series, there is an undeniable familial resemblance, born from interconnected traits that gradually expand into a lineage
