David Hepher

David Hepher is a painter that works on a large scale often onto concrete. As my work up to now has been focused on English apartment blocks these paintings immediately stood out. Because he works on such a large scale, it is easier to add greater detail into his work. The finished results are very photo-realist paintings. What particularly interests me is the personal touch he adds to each window or room; with different curtains or with washing strung outside. Contrary to this personalization is a slight eerie feeling, due to the lack of any actual people in the painting. For buildings that obviously house great numbers people and even show evidence of it, having a lack of inhabitants gives his work a slight '28 days later' feel.