Fatima Fletcher Spain
I am from London in the UK and currently based in las palmas, Gran Canaria. I make paintings, short videos and animated drawings. My background is in performance and video - I have video portraits in the NPG in London - and sometimes I do make forays there. I take commissions.
My art is a time thing, merging past, present and imagining what is to come. I take inspiration from contemporary and historic events , myths and legends old and new and also from the landscape where I find myself. I have made portraits of Hong Kong female protestors, mermaids in the South China Sea as victims of pollution and masked characters during the covid years. I use friends and family as models, most recently in a set of very small canvases collectively entitled 'Witches that I know and love' . During 2023 I have had my short video 'A Walk to the Shops' chosen for the Orbe Terracqueo film festival CLIMARTE - The Art to Save the Climate, Bergamo Italy and my very short video ´Prelude´ made in February 2023 in response to emergency surgery. A still from this video was shown in the exhibition Scar at The House of Smalls in Chipping Campden UK . In August my video 'Feels like North to me' was exhibited in Melbourne as part of Artaviso's 'Compass' exhibition - painted postcard works from this are available as NFTs at https://teia.art/ftfl8tch. I am currently working on canvases of local scenes where I live here in Las Palmas GC.
Artwork
It's a Thin Line: Chainsaw, Acrylic paint, ink and pencil on Fabriano paper, 2022, 700 euros
It's a Thin Line: Rolling Pin, Acrylic paint, ink and pens on Fabriano paper, 2021, 700 euros
It's a Thin Line: Shoe, Acrylic paint, ink and pens on Fabriano paper, 2021, 700 euros
Look Behind You, Acrylic paint, ink and pens on Fabriano paper, 2021, 700 euros
Look Behind You, Acrylic paint, ink and pens on Fabriano paper, 2021, 700 euros
GoPro Nephew, Acrylic paint, ink and pens on Fabriano paper, 2021, 700 euros
Sisters, Acrylic paint, ink and pens on Fabriano paper, 2021, 700 euros
Mermaids: Mother & Daughter Wearing Waste Plastic Tiaras, Acrylics and gilding on canvas, 2020, 700 euros
Writing on the Wallpaper: Extinction, Pandemic, Protest, Acrylic paint on canvas, 2020, 1400 euros