Ron Sims is a fine artist and artist-printmaker based in Essex
To see a larger selection of Rons' work please visit his Gallery page.
Ron Sims' work combines contradictions of surface and form, ambiguities of pictorial space, visual puns, literal associations, and historical cross-referencing. How do George Stubbs, 16th century Dutch Interiors, life-drawing at the Royal Academy Schools, Walt Disney, butterflies, hippos and cowboys all come together and make sense? We can all enjoy the delicious sense of humour going on here! - Barry Atherton, Glasgow School of Art
Ron Sims has been regularly exhibiting his work, which is held in both public and private collections, for over 40 years.
For Ron the psychological implications of turning soft imagery into a hard-edge, rigid-block representation are a vital element in his work. He derives pleasure from producing fine-tuned, sometimes discordant, relationships between colours and tones. The tension and conflict in his colour-clashes are unified by geometric shapes and the hard edges enclosing them - creating three-dimensional effects.
The "double-take" is also an important ingredient - it is through this that Ron Sims explores incongruous and unusual ideas.
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Interface
Ron is a writer / reviewer for 'Interface'. Interface is a "Platform for critical writing, and a focal point around the presentation of contemporary art". Ron has been writing for 'Interface' since 2003, here is a list of his reviews for the magazine.
Printmakers Council
Ron is a member of the Printmakers Council - the PmC promotes the place of printmaking in the visual arts, new developments within printmaking, and exhibitions of printmaking in the UK and abroad.
The Art Workers Guild
Ron has been elected as a member of the Bloomsbury-based Art Workers Guild (Oct 2011). The Guild is a society of artists, craftsmen and designers bound by good craftsmanship and design. Potential new members are makers of distinction or merit in their field - past members include architect Sir Edwin Lutyens; designer William Morris and illustrator Arthur Rackham.
Colchester Castle Museum
"Artist Ron Sims demonstrated four different techniques (dry point, etching, lino-cut and woodcut), creating a new type of event not seen in the Colchester Castle Museum before." Colchester and Ipswich Museum Service Joint Committee [March 2009 - report on museum events]
Royal Academy Schools, London
A well respected tutor and critical reviewer, Ron studied at the Royal Academy Schools in London, and is a current member of the Royal Academy Schools Alumni Association (RASA) Council. Previously known as the Reynolds Club - RASA was created to maintain links between the Royal Academy Schools and its past students.
Flickr
Ron Sims on Flickr - as part of the Royal Academy Schools, alumni photostream (RASA)
Ron Sims' work relates to colour field and hard-edge imagery
