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Nicholas Woods' watercolors and paintings of otherwise idyllic Mediterranean landscapes are distinguished as much by their unlikely animal protagonists as the sense of unease that pervades them. Occasionally the threat implicit in these depictions of privileged existences - like the watchful presence of a sinister hooded figure reminiscent of Goya's Inquisitors - erupts into violence. Inviting associations of a sequel to Animal Farm, here the revolutionary leaders have fled the farm for an expatriate life of ease and Woods' political critique is tempered by a humorous enjoyment of the ridiculousness of the scenario.
Woods was born in 1971, in Lynchburg, Virginia, and has recently relocated to Los Angeles, California from Spain. Woods has had solo exhibitions at venues throughout Spain and his work has been included in group shows such as "Drawing Today," Centro de Arte Contemporaneo de Malaga, Spain, and the Stockholm Biennial, Stockholm, both 2004.
Click here for Nicholas Woods' biography.
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