Humans

Bangor artist, Aoife Tolerton, seeks to explore human interaction and reaction to their environment through her work. Exploring the themes of mass tourism, adverse environmental effect, and how humans play a role in this. She is particularly interested in the conjunction of realism and abstraction.

Her work is figurative, depicting individuals and groups at leisure, exploring their behaviours and mannerisms. Translating people watching onto canvas, Aoife focuses on the distinguishing characteristics and detail of her subjects, removing background context to draw the viewer into the personalities and story that is unfolding.