Callum Arnold

Callum was born in Wellington and grew up in Hastings. He now lives and works in Christchurch and holds a MFA with Distinction (2001) from the University of Canterbury, Christchurch.

Callum's work is primarily concerned with geographic experience and the transpositions of media upon that knowledge.

Using multiple images within the borders of a single work, the visual experience is reconstructed through the process of drawing and digital media, which create new surreal environments. Through the act of painting, the visual image is no longer an accurate rendering of the actual world but a collaboration of processes.

Callum explains that his interest lies in the disjointed construction that memory creates through the influence of fleeting visions of land.

"The attempt is to depict a more universal view rather than a regional specific location. Some aspects or similarities between locations are due to geographical feature of the rural environment and the way roads are constructed to dissect the land into portions."

To see Callum's work and for more information, check out his website: https://www.callumarnoldart.com/