Ned Brook: What Lies in the Underneath

Ned Brook’s first solo exhibition examines the relationship between living with a mental health issue and creating exciting contemporary art.

By using the methodologies of physical expression, spontaneity, gesture, embodiment, flow states and intuitive mark making, Ned's art captures the ever-changing states of being that are common to us all and also regarding experiencing a mental health issue. These states are expressed through free drawing, and abstract painting and sculpture. While it is challenging to experience a mental health issue, the relationship between the artist's mental health issue and creative practices is considered to be a positive one, forming as a necessary catharsis.

Ned's artworks seek to represent elements on the continuum of human subjectivity to create a commonality between himself as an artist, and the viewer, forming shared emotional experiences. Each piece reflects specific states of being, conveying basic human emotions.