ABOUT

Hello, I’m Durga Mai Bradley – a visual  artist

My work is inspired by an eclectic mix of images that I see and images that I imagine: flowers, plants, trees, animals, wallpaper, theatre sets, Madrid balconies, intense summer light, Japanese woodprints, art nouveau …

I unite and mutate these images to create my own scenes, my own invented worlds, which reflect not only an interpretation of what I see but also of what I don’t see and what I would like to see.

Colour, pattern and space are of particular interest for me and are elements than run throughout all my work.

My artwork is predominately painting although sometimes I add sculptural elements by cutting holes in my work and creating objects out of cardboard or modelling clay which then ‘live’ inside the paintings. I also sometimes sew bits of fabric, buttons and thread onto to my work and I have an ongoing obsession with putting things on sticks and wire.

Biography

A love of learning:

• BA (Hons) Fine Art

• PGCE Art and Design

Inspired by children:

• Teaching in schools and FE colleges

• Teaching holiday workshops

A love of travel and adventure:

• I moved from England, where I was born, to Madrid in Spain.

• Madrid captivated me – the sun, the light, the tapas on the terraces and the buzzing street life.

Now:

• I live in the centre of Madrid with my husband and our daughter.

• I’m a mum, artist and book publicist.

• The adventure continues …