Finn Pinchley
Finn says, "The crab series of paintings has been going on for over fifteen years. It's very much influenced by the many crab shells collected over the years by my family and its preceding generations.”
"I'm interested in the peaceful ritual of beachcombing and shell collecting and the opportunity this creates to reconnect with nature and the natural self, its traditions, the satisfaction in its repetition, and the joy of discovery. Beach Combing and collecting is a British tradition. Queen Victoria herself had a large collection of natural history pieces and beach combed items at Osborne house on the Isle of Wight."
Finn has sold and exhibited in New York and London. He has been selling the crab series at Seaview Gallery since 2012.
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Artists, like Paul Nash and the British surrealists in the 1930s were looking at pieces of driftwood, imagining them as alive, and photographing them – it had a real influence on painting and sculpture at that time. Finn has always been intrigued by the wide and diverse coastal flotsam and jetsam brought in or removed by every tide and the resulting ever-changing environment teeming with life and beauty.
Finn splits his time between New York, London, and the Isle of Wight. Commissions can be booked, to be worked on when he is in the UK. Please contact the Gallery for more information.
