MCLEOD, Andrew, 1976-
Pink and Green Abstraction with Dragon (Painting)
Andrew McLeod is renowned for his magpie
eye with complex compositions combining
eclectic images into detailed arrangements. It
is the sort of eye that can be richly nourished
in the digital era of Wikipedia and Google
image search, where anyone can be an instant
expert and new obsessions can be quickly
sated with a wealth of visual material,
although all this is little use without the finely
honed sensibilities of a mature artist.
Combined with this ease of information
accessibility is the ability to cut-and-paste or
manipulate a variety of sources using
computer-aided design programmes. All this
may make it easier to be an artist with an
eclectic set of influences, from children’s book
illustrations to the gothic visual culture of
black metal music, although an everexpanding
set of options
does not necessarily make
work any easier.