Philip McCulloch-Downs
Bristol, UK
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I am a vegan artist based in Somerset in the UK. I have spent all my adult life exploring and refining my creative skills and learning how to process the varied experiences of everyday life through my art, video-making, novels, and poetry. This body of work is continuously evolving and entirely personal, forming a visual diary of my life. Since 2014 my artwork has entered the world of veganism and animal rights. My series of uncompromising paintings ‘Moving Pictures’ attempts to dignify the creatures we abuse and to bear witness to their suffering by recording it with accuracy, empathy, and compassion. I also produce vibrantly coloured and highly detailed pieces in ink and acrylic paint that celebrate the beauty and majesty of free-living wildlife.
I was one of the very first members of the worldwide collective ‘The Art of Compassion Project’ and have exhibited my art prints with that group at Vegfests and vegan events all over the world, including the International Animal Rights Conference in Luxembourg. In 2020, Fellow AOCP artist Helen Barker and I created the online gallery ‘Agitate Art’ on Youtube, as a showcase for all forms of ‘Protest Art’.
Available for commissions.
