HARRIET ROLLITT Splashing colour from place to place, Harriet Rollitt is a versatile artist working with painting, collage, drawing, and recently installation. Harriet selects the most appropriate method and medium to best explore various conceptual ideas. Inspired by theories of cultural studies, she addresses issues of belonging and preconceptions of national identity. For Harriet, national identity is a compounding of heritage, nostalgia and the power of imagination. Through her work, she expresses the emotional side of belonging to two worlds that are wrapped up in each other’s colonial past. One unifying quality of Harriet’s work is her use of bright colours, something she attributes to her upbringing in Barbados. An ambitious individual, Harriet constantly strives to develop her artistic practice. She completes a Master of Fine Art degree from Newcastle University by September 2011, and plans to exhibit her work throughout the region thereafter. www.harrietrollitt.com harriet.rollitt@gmail.com
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