ANDREW FOSTER

contemporary artist

So from the murky depths of the ocean, to the vast undiscovered territory of space. The adventure and discovery continues with my second online exhibition 'Atomic Gold'.

I'm an 80's child and so was brought up in the Space age's prime time and downfall. I was obsessed with space Lego, my Dads 60's and 70's 'strange but true' cigarette cards, re-runs of the Jetsons and the computer boom. My Dad went to America for work and brought back gifts from his visit at Cape Canaveral. That's when I really started to be obsessed with the night sky, UFO's and having an excuse to wear my silver NASA jacket complete with arm badges!

This collection is another delve into themes on the human condition. Exploration of the space age being the vessel that I've attached to in which to delve into myself.

These pieces have all fallen out very quickly again, ill be aiming for a trilogy of these gold ranges. I hope you enjoy it. All originals are available to buy from here.

We have lift off.

'EARTHMAN'

The space walk... a terrifyingly dangerous leap of faith into a void, closed off in a protective suit wall built to withstand the lack of atmosphere. The only perception we have of this is from the viewer themselves. The earths reflection in the visor is the perfect analogy.

The parralels with our own personal journeys are obvious.

Large Box Canvas
20 x 30 inches
Acrylic
£200

'HALLEY'

When i was a kid I remember this book being in my Mums house by Francis Reddy. I was fascinated by the comet photo and wanted to distill the childlike wonder it used to evoke in me with this piece.

The magic is something I've taken with me till this day with comets such as NEOWISE. What a captivating story...a glimpse of a speeding time vault thousands of years old.

Vintage frame
22.5 x 31.5 inches
Acrylic
£100

'ATOMIC GOLD (AT LEAST WE WERE TOGETHER)'

'ATOMIC GOLD (AT LEAST WE WERE TOGETHER)'

This collection has very much been influenced by the 60's - 80's atomic age paranoia from which I only felt the back end of as a child. Its echoes were all around me though and nuclear power is still something that hangs over us in the background.

There's a romance in this tragic piece...the gap between the blast and themselves...what would you say?
At least they were together.

Thin Re-Purposed Canvas
23.5 x 19.5 inches
Acrylic
SOLD

'ONE SMALL STEP'

'ONE SMALL STEP'

I love using texture in my work and often recycle paintings which leave textured scars of old stories on new work. This piece tho was first layered with clay to build the moons surface.

Neil Armstrong's footprint on the moon is the perfect encapsulation of human exploration. Perhaps the most iconic photo of all time in that it documents human endeavor. In its glory's and pitfalls.

Thin Re-Purposed Canvas
23.5 x 19.5 inches
Acrylic/Crackle Clay
£100

'CORNFLAKE FAMILY'

'CORNFLAKE FAMILY'

"nuclear family"
Family consisting of two-generations under one roof

I definitely had an idealistic view of what family was as a child. The 50s/60s idealistic promo ads were fascinatingly creepy.

I went one step further in dislocation and gave them space helmets to remove themselves from each other again in isolation.

Large Box Canvas
20 x 30 inches
Acrylic
£150

'CONQUERED'

For this piece i wanted something bold brash and in your face. A power pose for the front of TIME magazine or something.

I just loved the idea of annoying the haters....what if the first person to set foot on Mars was an overtly brash, powerful black woman...Cool as fuck!
Bravely modeled by my friend.

Large Box Canvas
20 x 30 inches
Acrylic
£150

'CHALLENGER'

I actually remember the Challenger shuttle disaster. I was only very young but its etched in. The blast photo of the two boosters going off in different directions stayed with me. The hope, expectation and joy, destroyed in real time.

This clock has been stopped at 11.40am the shuttles launch time. Its a piece that honours the crew and the scientific endeavour.

Personalised clock
7.5 x 4.5 inches
Acrylic
No Clock Mechanism
SOLD

'WIDE EYED'

I remember my bed time was at 8'o'clock so i stopped this clock just before. The back garden would have been silhouetted in the night sky and i would stare out of my window wide eyed. Searching the skies for anomalies in awe and wonder

Personalised clock
7.5 x 4.5 inches
Acrylic
No Clock Mechanism
SOLD

‘First Contact (Red Eyed Debris)

‘First Contact (Red Eyed Debris)

We fill our orbit with rubbish as we have a habit of doing everywhere we go.

Jupiter has the highest gravitational pull in our solar system and I loved the idea that the first piece of earth debris that makes it there may be an iPhone complete with all available dating apps. A snapshot on what love had become in 2021. The sexual freedom but also the problems that freedom gives.

Vintage Frame
11 x 9 inches
Acrylic
£50