About

DAN HAMER is a Derbyshire-based painter whose practice explores the physical and spatial conditions of painting through the sensitive use of robust industrial materials. Each piece documents the journey of its own construction, leaving traces of evidence embedded into the surface. These paintings are constructed, the support is visible and their relationship to the wall, an important one. A structural hierarchy runs through the selected materials as they transition from ground to surface.

AFTER graduating from Cardiff in 1998 with a BA (hons) in Fine Art, he spent many years designing and developing property, gaining direct experience of building materials, techniques and skilled trades. This background continues to inform the structure and language of his work.

DAN'S current work investigates the fluid and tactile qualities of concrete, allowing flow, gravity and time to shape the outcome. Layers are poured onto, or the support is dipped into the concrete allowing an organic, tactile surface to form.

THE passage of time becomes trapped between these layers through a slow, rhythmic and repetitive process. The colour palette comes directly from the raw or branded materials, creating conceptual harmony between structure, process and surface.