AERIALS
The view of Earth from Space changes the appearance of familiar objects and places - objects and places no longer look the same, they become a series of shapes, colours and patterns, in essence these images from space, satellite and drone become abstractions. These abstractions are often beautiful but belie the true content of the image. Earth from Space can identify illegal deforestation, pollution and human developments such as vast oil refineries. This body of work explores the view point mainly from above and uses the artifice to change our visual perception.
The paintings can be read in a number of ways sometimes as plan views and others to the side or a combination of the two. Surridge is not trying to paint a recognisable representation of the landscape, he is making a painting that stands alone within its edges, something new that has sensations of the world we live in, but has its own internal language and rules.