About

Born in Maidstone, Kent and currently based in Manchester. Steve Whitewood’s paintings are depictions of various imagery which he finds iconic in some way. These references are derived from his day to day which could be something he’s sees in person, a still from a film, television or other medias. The reason for this comes from societies obsession with voyeurism and, the iconography of certain images which he himself has fallen victim to. He then realises these in paint with a reduced colour palette, often only using three to four tones for each work and painting the image more loosely with visible mark-making and highly contrasted tones. This highlights and celebrates the paint itself as a material how it can be used to depict colour and image, whilst also making the reference for the painting more concise and impactful to present it in a way where it can't hide and is exposed to the viewers interpretations.

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Whitewood grew up in Maidstone however, moved to Manchester in 2019 to pursue a BA in Fine Art at Manchester School of Art, while there he experimented with different painting techniques and explored a range of themes leading to his current practice. Since graduating in 2022 he has remained in living and working in Manchester and has gone on to show his work in galleries across the city including HOME, Bury Art Museum and Longsight Art Space.