Anthony Lyttle studied Fine Art Painting in the National College of Art and Design Dublin, and for a Masters Degree at the Byam Shaw, Central St Martins, University of the Arts, London.
Recent exhibitions include ‘Through the Back Door’ Kunstraum, Liechtenstein. 2010. ‘Measures of Autonomy’ Bash St Studios, London 2009.
Solo exhibitions include ‘Horizons’ the Norman Gallery, Co Wexford 2007.
Anthony Lyttle’s work interest is in exploring secondary and in-between images, and transitional states.
The recent drawings predominantly concentrate on movement through recurring marks and patterns where there is no single point of focus, and which aims to draw the viewer into an immersive space.
The physical process spending time marking the paper is an important part to making this work, with the repetition of the same mark creating a kind of rhythmic energy through the repetitive action, which determines the resulting image.
As the drawings evolve, an investigation into the random openings and closures sometimes happens, and begin to form a shadow image. The shadow assumes a visual influence of the picture plane, and the resulting play of balance between dominant / recessive. Obscuring and camouflaging becomes my preoccupation in building a density of marks on the surface of the delicate paper.
There is association with water and light, and also with indigenous textiles, which is an increasing influence, and is echoed by the production of the drawing and the making of the pieces.
See more of Anhony’s work at www.anthonylyttle.com
