Enrique Azocar

Enrique Azocar is a Chilean artist and arts educator who is based in Northumberland. He received a MA in Fine Art with Distinction and a Painting Fellowship from Northumbria University in 2012. Previously, he studied at Andrés Baldwin's Academia in Santiago, Chile and Central St. Martins College of Art & Design. Enrique is a part-time lecturer in the Department of Anthropology at Durham University and has exhibited globally. His work is represented in London by Gray MCA. He founded The Wall North Contemporary Gallery in 2018.

My most recent paintings are imagined scenes of the changing Earth. Rainy hillsides, distant forests, and tranquil lakes reflect on the mysterious workings of the planet and question whether we are working ‘with the grain’ of nature in our approach to the environment. I am very interested in understanding the way that natural phenomenon – from sunlight and weather conditions to waterways and glaciers – operate and expressing this in painting. Today we are familiar with aerial images of the Earth associated with space travel, territory mapping, drones and warfare. My work suggests a more quiet and contemplative exploration of the natural environment and the feeling it evokes.