Jack Wood - Island of Gods

• Artist:  Jack Wood
• Artwork: Island of Gods
• Edition: 1/1
• Medium: Acrylic on Canvas

Artist Bio: Since I can remember, I’ve always felt the need to create. From drawing the marine life seen whilst snorkelling as a child, to the fully custom motocross bikes and surfboards I make today, the passion has always been there. Through these experiences I’ve developed a multi-disciplinary creative practice that draws inspiration from a cornucopia of places. I was born and raised in Dubai, but originally having Scottish heritage. Growing up in a place that’s evolved from a humble fishing village, to the cultural melting pot that it is today, definitely ingrained a fascination for what the world around me has to offer. All this set the foundation of my practice, in which I currently look at a range of themes such as the aesthetics found within ancient cultures in relation to a post modern world, to things such as natural history and the visual aesthetics found within nature itself. Overall, as well as my need to create, what’s always run parallel is a desire to understand the world around me a little better, through the process of a creative lens