Teresa Zerafa Byrne London, United Kingdom
Teresa is a British/Maltese mixed media abstract artist who after returning to art as a mature student, completed an MA in Art and Science at Central Saint Martins in 2020. Her practice is concerned with the formation and recollection of memory and she explores the nature of memory and its vulnerabilities in the context of personal histories, family, and relationships.
My practice looks at the formation and recollection of memory. By examining the relationship between perception, awareness and memory, I try to understand which details of our experiences are the most significant and likely to be committed to memory. I’m interested in signifiers; colours and objects that represent emotions and feelings, and how we use them as a simplification of our emotions and memories.
Artwork
Abstracted Life 1, Acrylic on Canvas, 2024
Fragmented Life, Oil on Linen, 2024
Vase, Acrylic on Board, 2024
Pear and Vase, Acrylic on Board, 2024
Pear and Orange, Acrylic on Board, 2024
Orange with Broken Vase, Acrylic on Board, 2024
Orange and Green Apple, Acrylic on Board, 2024
Orange and Pear, Acrylic on Board, 2024
Projects and exhibitions
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Memory Skeletons01/02/2020 — ongoing Memory Skeletons is a collection of works that explore which details of a memory are required for it to remain true each time it’s recalled. My work investigates how recall affects the integrity of the memory, and I’m fascinated with the properties of materials often using their inherent qualities to reference an element within my work.... [Read more] |
Central Saint Martins and Cass Art Islington, London | Details |
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Picture of Health18/11/2019 — 27/11/2019 I was selected to take part in a joint project with the Medical Research Council called A Picture of Health, producing a set of three works that explored dementia and the realities of living with the disease. |
Elephant Gallery & Science Museum, London | Details |