Steven Perrin

Since I was young, I’ve been drawn to the creative world of drawing and painting, as it provided me with a space to reflect on myself and explore my place in the world. Despite my early passion for art, I pursued a career in Interior Design and worked in that field throughout the 80s. Eventually, I opened my own design company, Perrin Design and Associates. However, I realized that my true passion still lay in art, which led me to make the decision to close my design business in 1991 and attend the National Art School (NAS) full-time.

After graduation, I co-founded Lennox Street Studios in Newtown, which remains an active studio space for artists to this day. My focus as an artist has primarily been on painting and drawing on canvas, using various techniques such as oil painting, drawing, and glazes to create works that convey depth and layers.

Throughout my career, I’ve been primarily focused on the human figure, exploring its external form in both realistic and abstract ways. My work is mostly concerned with the representation of the human form, both physically and emotionally. Recently, my interests have shifted to the internal workings of the body. Getting older I began to think of my internal anatomy, its function, and physicality.

Men, unlike women who think more about themselves internally from puberty, tend not to until they are older, uncomfortable, or ill. I began to look at anatomy books for students studying medicine and became interested in the internal organs and how they work and the visual patterns and geometry. While drawing these studies I realized the visual similarities and patterns with the natural world, particularly landscapes.

I’m fascinated by the organisation, metabolism, reproduction, respiration, digestion, and excretion of the human body. To achieve this, I use references and data from human anatomy and internal organs to create a contemporary aesthetic. My passion is to capture the emotion and mood of the internal workings of the human body.

Through the use of colour, energy, and form, I aim to create artwork that is reflective of human physiology and invokes a sense of curiosity in the viewer. Each piece I create is unique and intended to be a reflection of the beauty of the human body.”