Pauline Amos

Pauline Amos
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Born	Pauline Amos Liverpool
Education	PhD
Known for	Artist, performance artist, painter, writer
Notable work	Improvisation with sound/vision, bass guitar, vocals, filmmaker

Artist Pauline Amos was born in Liverpool, UK. She is based in London and works internationally.

First came to media attention in 2005, with a painting on sale in London for £1.3m, a comment on the art/commodities markets. This was followed by a series of performance works, featured in The Times newspaper. She has worked in the art collective Luxor with William Orbit and Anna-mi Fredriksson.

I place my self within the painting and become part of it, the art is the person – the life that is making the work. The paintings are documents and a recording of an event, an action that happened – they are not the work; the action, the performance the improvised and impulsive moment is the work.

She was interviewed and quizzed on Radio 4 Woman's Hour programme by Jenni Murray.

She has combined performance and painting works since her 1999 Master of Arts degree, followed by a PhD with Professor Edward Cowie at Dartington College of Arts, and a series of performed works titled "My Flesh My Canvas" that led to many works in Europe and Asia. Using the body as a blank canvas has been paramount to the Amos code.

In October 2009, Amos and classically trained dancer Anna-Mi Fredriksson paired up to present an exhibition and performance of painting, sound, and movement. William Orbit joined the collaboration and LUXOR was created.

She has cited Robert Robert Enrico's film version of An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge as an influential film. Her curiosity with filmmaking and her close connection with film producer Colin Vaines have enabled new work in films that have been shown in various festivals including the short film festival at Cannes, the most recent being 'Love Scars' with Meredith Ostrom.

External links

• www.paulineamosartworks.com
• www.pamos.co.uk