Tony Minnion lives and works as an artist in Redruth, Cornwall, UK. He has a studio at Krowji, Redruth, shows his work in galleries in Cornwall and sells paintings globally.
Artist Statement
I'm drawn to the edge where the land slips out of man's grasp crashing to the ocean. I love the chaos of the coastline, the mess of rocks and soil, the broken torn edges that are re-arranged twice daily. A place where few people go but a lot happens, unobserved, the continuous dialogue between weather, water and rock, land sea and sky.
Working here I turn my back on the order and regimen humanity has imposed and engage with wilderness. The energy and isolation, physical and practical struggle, risk and danger that I brush with invigorating line, heightening colour.
Whether working fast to capture the intensity of the experience before the magic of the moment passes or working quietly in a place where everything is still but poised it is always for me both extreme and compelling.
Working here I turn my back on the order and regimen humanity has imposed and engage with wilderness. The energy and isolation, physical and practical struggle, risk and danger that I brush with invigorating line, heightening colour.
Whether working fast to capture the intensity of the experience before the magic of the moment passes or working quietly in a place where everything is still but poised it is always for me both extreme and compelling.
