Margaret Townsend
Margaret Townsend graduated from Bath Spa University in 2009 with a First Class BA (Hons) in Fine Art.
Margaret is a painter and mixed media artist. The work that she makes has developed from her studies of people and their interactions with each other and the natural world. Using a variety of media and techniques Margaret creates narratives around these observations by carefully juxtaposing themes from diverse sources such as literary, historical, film and current affairs.
A key influence on Margaret’s style is pattern construction. She is intrigued by pattern designs from many cultures; Japanese patterned origami papers and kimono fabrics with their mix of abstract forms and organic shapes, Morrocan Zillϊj ceramic tiles and the flowing lines of Art Noveau’s representations of nature.
Margaret is a painter and mixed media artist. The work that she makes has developed from her studies of people and their interactions with each other and the natural world. Using a variety of media and techniques Margaret creates narratives around these observations by carefully juxtaposing themes from diverse sources such as literary, historical, film and current affairs.
A key influence on Margaret’s style is pattern construction. She is intrigued by pattern designs from many cultures; Japanese patterned origami papers and kimono fabrics with their mix of abstract forms and organic shapes, Morrocan Zillϊj ceramic tiles and the flowing lines of Art Noveau’s representations of nature.