Jeremy Dickinson

Mr Peanut Sculpture 2012 oil, acrylic on canvas 46.0 × 46.0 cm ©︎ Jeremy Dickinson

Jeremy Dickinson was born in the U.K. in 1963.He graduated from Goldsmith's College in London in 1986 and he still lives and works inLondon.He has had solo exhibitions in many places in Europe and the U.S., and this is his fifth exhibition at Tomio Koyama Gallery. As a motif he uses the miniature automobiles that he has collected since he was littletocreatepaintings. The array of model cars, trucks,trains, andvarious buses ranging from local buses and school buses to double deckers, summons recollectionsfrom our own childhood. Also, from the landscape and sunlight reflected through the train window, and the precisely detailed depiction of scratches andpeeling paint, we can interpret the time that the artist shared with these motifs, as well as feel the affection and warmth that English people have for thingsthat have traditionallyexistedin the U.K.Contrary to the cars' precise details, the backgrounds are uniformly plain, which not onlyserve to illuminate the colors of the cars but also to trigger viewers' imaginations.