Artist Bio

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Ruth Bircham was born in Stoke-on-Trent in 1966, she started painting before the age of six; she used art as a means of communication before she learnt to speak.

At nine years old her inspiration came from her step Grandmother who owned a business in Wells-Next-to-Sea, Norfolk and bought Ruth her first art materials to encourage her to continue painting.

 

In 1981 she moved to London with her family and in 1988 studied a 1st Diploma in Art and Design at Camberwell Art College in London, where she learnt how to experiment with different media’s in the form of analytical drawing as well as gaining experience in painting, 3D design and sculpting.

 

Ruth then went on to study an Access to Art and Design at Croydon College in 2000. It was on this course, that Ruth began her experimentation of bringing the outside environment into her art work.  She became influenced by the Renaissance, Impressionist, Abstract Realism and Corporeality.

 

In 2001 Ruth studied a BA (Hon) In Fine Art Combined Media, This course allowed her to develop her idea’s further. She also gained knowledge in printing, film editing, using various computer software’s and business studies.

During this course Ruth’s work was exhibited at the Parfait Gallery at Croydon College in 2001 and in 2002, and also at a group exhibition in 2005.

 

After completing her BA (Hon) in 2005, Ruth has been commissioned by a business organization to paint a mural and has had several customized requests from the general public.

 

Ruth uses her art to express her thoughts and feelings and many of her works display her life experiences.  Other pieces are also based on her interpretations of certain parts of the body and how they are viewed.

 

For this Exhibition in 2008 she has chosen the theme Exploitation, as she feels that today most of us rely heavily on advertising contents rather than the quality of life, which can also be alienating to the individual, as a society, she believes that we should be more objective to certain aspects that are placed in our environment.  Exploitation needs to be acknowledged and not ignored.

 

 

 

© Ruth Bircham 2008