Connor Addison
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Connor Addison

ArtistLondon, United Kingdom
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Connor Addison
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Connor Addison

ArtistLondon, United Kingdom
About me
Painter and photographer based in Barcelona, Spain and London, UK After studying painting at Central St Martins I went on to study Politics Philosophy and Economics at the University of Manchester. Both my academic and artistic practice has come to motivate my creative investigation into the sublime, aesthetics, emotion and pattern. I have exposed work in places like Leighton House in London and Salon d’Automne in Paris.
Projects
  • Sublime Affliction
    Sublime Affliction"Whatever is in any sort terrible or operates in a manner analogous to terror, is a source of the sublime; that is, it is productive of the strongest emotion which the mind is capable of feeling." - Edmund Burke, The Origin of Our Ideas of the Sublime and Beautiful From my background in Philosophy and Aesthetics, I became interested in the philosophy of the Sublime. Sublimity comes from somewhere beyond, or deeper than immediate sensation - it cannot be literally seen. For example, we cannot se
Skills
  • Oil Painting
  • Academic Writing
  • Art Photography
  • Concept art
  • Writing Philosophy
  • Music Visuals
  • Art Writing
  • 35mm Film Photography
  • Highly Organised
  • Dedicated
Education
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    BA(Hons) Philosophy, Politics and EconomicsUniversity of Manchester
    Manchester, United Kingdom
    Specialisations in the areas of Aesthetics, Phenomenology, Existentialism, Ideological discourse, International relations and development &Macroeconomics. Paper: “Is it possible, in principle, to provide individually necessary and jointly sufficient conditions for being an artwork?” Deemed suitable for publishing. Dissertation: "Evaluating non-aesthetic conceptual art" Awaiting grade
    University of The Arts London (UAL) logo
    University of The Arts London (UAL) logo
    Foundation Diploma in Fine ArtUniversity of The Arts London (UAL)
     - London, United Kingdom
    Specialisation in painting as Central St. Martins
Awards
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    Prize. “Grands Prix Arbustes,” Salon d’Arbustes, SHRUBS Gallery Space, Paris.Salon d'Arbus
    Final selection for an oil painting to be displayed during Salon d'automne, Paris