Born (1975) in Kingston Ontario Canada, Paul Robert Turner attended the Ontario College of Art and Design (Toronto) from 1994 to 1998. Upon completion of the Drawing and Painting program, he then studied traditional drawing at the Michael John Angel Academy of Art.
Paul Robert Turner is a Canadian Figurative Oil Painter living and working in Toronto Canada and is a co –founder of AWOL Collective, Gallery and Studios. Paul is a recipient of the Elizabeth Greenshields Foundation grant, and recently received the Viewers Choice Award for the 2007 Kingston Prize, Canada’s only national portrait competition. His work can be found in private collections in Canada, England, France, Israel and the United States.
“It’s difficult for me to pin down one particular idea to describe my work. Although technically consistent, conceptually my work varies. I work with traditional oil painting techniques, occasionally in combination with mixed media techniques. I have always had a deep appreciation of any painting that provides the illusion of volume and depth. When composing my imagery I try not to think of the canvas as a flat surface, but a window to another space. The pursuit of a three dimensional compositional flow is very important to me and varies in intensity depending on the subject matter or idea that I am depicting. I continuously attempt to link together technique, composition and concept. Where applicable I attempt to choreograph my subjects in such a way so that ones position and demeanor seems to be directly related to the other, a balance between poise and candor. I employ a systematic use of symbols or pictorial conventions to express meaning. I attempt to apprehend a more absolute truth in my work through the use of human activity or real world phenomena in a suggestive and metaphorical manner.”
-Paul Robert turner, 2008
Education
2000 Michael John Angel Traditional Schools, Study of Classical Drawing and Painting
1994-98 Ontario College of Art and Design, A.O.C.A.D. Drawing and Painting
1997 OCAD Independent Study Program, Florence, Italy
1993 Creative Arts County Program, Q.E.C.V.I, Kingston ON
Solo Exhibitions
Paul Robert Turner is a Canadian Figurative Oil Painter living and working in Toronto Canada and is a co –founder of AWOL Collective, Gallery and Studios. Paul is a recipient of the Elizabeth Greenshields Foundation grant, and recently received the Viewers Choice Award for the 2007 Kingston Prize, Canada’s only national portrait competition. His work can be found in private collections in Canada, England, France, Israel and the United States.
“It’s difficult for me to pin down one particular idea to describe my work. Although technically consistent, conceptually my work varies. I work with traditional oil painting techniques, occasionally in combination with mixed media techniques. I have always had a deep appreciation of any painting that provides the illusion of volume and depth. When composing my imagery I try not to think of the canvas as a flat surface, but a window to another space. The pursuit of a three dimensional compositional flow is very important to me and varies in intensity depending on the subject matter or idea that I am depicting. I continuously attempt to link together technique, composition and concept. Where applicable I attempt to choreograph my subjects in such a way so that ones position and demeanor seems to be directly related to the other, a balance between poise and candor. I employ a systematic use of symbols or pictorial conventions to express meaning. I attempt to apprehend a more absolute truth in my work through the use of human activity or real world phenomena in a suggestive and metaphorical manner.”
-Paul Robert turner, 2008
Education
2000 Michael John Angel Traditional Schools, Study of Classical Drawing and Painting
1994-98 Ontario College of Art and Design, A.O.C.A.D. Drawing and Painting
1997 OCAD Independent Study Program, Florence, Italy
1993 Creative Arts County Program, Q.E.C.V.I, Kingston ON
Solo Exhibitions
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