Ruth Root

For my research I felt that I should definitely include some contemporary artists and after just a quick scan through a couple of books I found some very interesting artists that are producing new, exciting work.
Ruth Root works on a fairly large scale and her work mostly consists of geometric patterns that are intelligently and elegantly put together. When I saw the work it reminded me a bit of an exhibition we had at the York College gallery by the artist Jamie Scott who also used rather simple geometric designs although I would say that I prefer Root's use of colour and just general design.
I can tell that she has picked each colour with great care which I think is great and something I have been trying to do with my work and gradually I think I have got better at it. There is a precision to the work that might not work for me just yet but I do like the attention to detail.