Collection: Gill Storr

Gill Storr is a London born and based contemporary artist. Following an accomplished career in the creative industry, Gill has blended her artistry with her design knowledge, drawing on previous creative inspirations to add zest and variation to the art pieces she creates. After diligently refining her style over several years, she now focuses purely on art and is an emerging artist with a growing collector base in the UK and US. Gill has had a standout couple of years, establishing herself as a one to watch within the contemporary art scene, with much more to come soon. Her love of travel and especially New York goes back many years, from Honeymoon to kids birthdays and many other trips to the big apple, Gill is a constant visitor to this great city.

Using traditional photography as her starting point, Storr takes a flat and subjective image and uses it as a foundation on which to build an original piece that forces the viewer to see the scene purely from the artist’s point of view. Then, adding physical texture and brush strokes, she draws the viewer’s attention to the focal points of the piece to dictate a shared viewing experience. Having spent many years in the graphic design industry, where digital is king and detail is paramount, Storr was keen to break away from this pixelated world. Therefore this is reflected in her loose, flowing pieces with their semi-abstract approach, distinctive use of colour, and a strong sense of movement. 

Gill's evolution into the art world came about from her desire to add an element of tactility to her work and experience blended into one. Gill coins the phrase 'deconstructed lens' to describe her work, creating one-off contemporary pieces that incorporate multiple layers with the traditional medium of paints, oils and gels combined with photographic elements on the canvas, board and paper. Gill's work serves as a juxtaposition of conventional photography, taking an image that can be stored, re-purposed and viewed from a range of perspectives and creating an original piece that forces the viewer to see the scene purely from the artists' point of view. Adding physical texture and intense brush strokes, Gill draws the viewer to the piece's key focal points, resulting in a shared viewing experience.