Shadley Rawat

“My name is Shadley Rawat, I am from the eastern city of Durban in South Africa, and moved to Dublin Ireland where I attended The Institute of Art, Design and Technology (IADT) completing my BA Honors in Visual Art Practice. I then moved to Asia, teaching in countries such as Thailand, China and Hong Kong, before relocating to the UK, in 2023 where I have continued teaching Children in schools around Norfolk.

My style of artwork is very varied. I like experimenting with a variety of techniques and mediums. I initially used graphite as my main medium making works that take influences from the Surrealist movement. Later, I started doing murals in waiting rooms for doctors and friend’s children’s rooms. When my daughter was born, I painted her room, and continued to do murals for family and friends. Most recently I have been exploring tribal and aboriginal art form, taking the dot / spot technique and creating pieces inspired by the aboriginal art. I feel that the most important part of creating work is to have fun and enjoy what you’re creating. The best thing about painting is that you can paint over it and reset, as one of my favourite artist’s quoted, “Destruction is also creation.” – Marcel Duchamp.

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