ANTHONY FROST

Anthony Frost, born in 1951 in Cornwall, studied at the Cardiff College of Art (1970-73).

From 1975 to date he has exhibited widely throughout the UK, with regular shows in St Ives and London. His most recent shows have been at Beaux Arts, in Cork Street ('Surface Noise') and at Tate St Ives ('Art Now').

His work is in a number of corporate, public and private collections including The Nuffield Trust, John Moores, Contemporary Art Society, Whitworth Gallery (Manchester) and Standard Life.

Anthony Frost's paintings are bright, full of colour and expression. They include repeated motifs (lines, triangles and dots) and a mix of materials (acrylic, hessian, sail cloth, string and other materials that come to hand). This hints at a complexity in the work, which at first sight appears quite straightforward. Although there is an element of planning in each work, there is also a random element which manifests itself in the creative process: Adding a piece of material or a tie that can change the painting's direction in unplanned ways.

Anthony says that his paint process is 'trance-like', where there is no difference between the conscious and the random. This comes out in the works and makes them exciting to look at.

Music is a big influence in Anthony's work, his favorites include Captain Beefheart and the Fall. He has worked with the latter directly, designing several of their album covers. He is also a fan of Jack Kerouac whose quote he used for a 2004 exhibition catalogue:

"King of your craziness, master of your beat, we roll on"