Aidan Doyle was born in West Yorkshire and lives in Manchester. He has exhibited across the North including at Star and Shadow Cinema, Newcastle, HOME Manchester, and Harewood House, Leeds.
Image: Courtesy of Sam Parker
Doyle’s practice considers topics of self-perception, personal identity, and societal expectations, including the idea of ‘dissimulation of oneself’ – the hiding of one’s true feelings and thoughts. He combines traditional, manual and digital image making techniques, and explores the transition of two-dimensional imagery to tactile three-dimensional objects. His imagery often leans towards abstraction, creating a space for individual interpretation and connection.
New works ‘I just can’t bring myself to…’ ‘teeter on the balance of being visible and invisible’ and explore the relationship with the inner self and the outside world. Using fragmented imagery devoid of original context, the artist considers the choices we have to make on how we portray ourselves to the world: what we choose to share and perform, and what we choose to hide from view. Layered and collaged together, some areas torn and patched, others fragile or with abrasive textures, the works consider how we similarly ‘collage together’ small parts of ourselves to create an outward image.
Image: Courtesy of Sam Parker
Image: Courtesy of Sam Parker
