Paul Hosking

Paul Hosking (born 1976 in Plymouth) is an internationally acclaimed mixed-media artist who was formally educated at the Plymouth College of Art and Design as well as London’s renowned Goldsmith College.

Over the course of his career, reflective surfaces have become the primary medium of his work. As an advocate of brilliance, colour, and pattern, he works with these visual components whilst maintaining a firm grasp on how those viewing his work would perceive it from the perspective of their own surroundings. Put another way, Hosking's dazzling works not only encompass the atmosphere of the viewers’ surroundings – but they actually energise their physical and mental presence.

Reflection and repetition are two central motifs in Paul Hosking's work. As the British artist plans out an approach to a new work, meticulously combining manual and digital elements, both motifs are already influencing his creative process right from the beginning. In particular, Hosking likes to play with various repeating patterns which will define the content of the work. One of the most familiar patterns he works with is the chain-link fence. Hosking often incorporates this distinctive grid into the mirrored surfaces of his works, creating a “fenced-in” effect that can be perceived on multiple levels.

In all his works, the artist translates the fleeting reflection into a tangible form. As a person’s mimesis is fixed, the work of art becomes an individual’s material memory. Paul Hosking's mirror- based works can thus be read as identity-establishing media. We, our reflection, and our environment work together to define the images’ meaning. By inviting us to reflect on both physical and intellectual reality, they can arouse an array of emotions and memories.

Paul Hosking is an aspiring young artist who has gained international recognition through numerous exhibitions and projects.