2 new 2020 graduate artists: Molly McFadden and Milo Le Brocq Draco

Meet 2 new artists:

Milo Le Brocq Draco
Eclectic, eye-catching and vibrant, Draco’s work is a representation of the artist’s everyday thoughts and experiences. Finding inspiration in music of all genres and his desire to capture moments and their layer, his work may sometimes seem confusing. However, with different textures, layers, forms and structures his art is compelling – especially as he’s not afraid of using unconventional materials like alcohol or blueberries. Despite being very embedded in his own perception of the world, his art has a universality and is open to interpretation. This is seen no more clearly than in his work where there are direct references to pop culture with cartoon characters and easily recognisable imagery. With bright colours as a key component, and a mixture of the abstract and the hyper realistic, his art leaves a lasting impression on the viewer.
Molly McFadden
McFadden’s work comes with a very specific ambition. Inspired by growing up in Derry she wants her work to be a way in to talk about the conflict in Northern Ireland and the ‘footprints’ it has left on day to day life. Therefore, her work is often very sombre in tone, with muted colour palettes. The focus on the everyday is crucial to her. Centring the mundane helps demonstrate how the effect of the conflict is still felt in small, ordinary parts of life – for example how to her the windsocks either end of a bridge have come to represent suicide. She uses a mix of materials, including graphite, paints and sawdust which give her work a raw quality which only adds to the ‘dreary existential reality’ she wishes to portray. Thought provoking and striking, her work is an indirect reminder, not of the violence of the conflict but the effects on the people left behind.

Black Butter by Molly McFadden