Tina Hazell

A semi abstract painter based just outside Northampton. She received a First Class Honours Degree in Fine Art from the University of Northampton in 2022 and a Merit Master's in Fine art at the same University.

Inspiration is taken from images obtained from scanning and transmission electron microscopes. Initially being inspired by electron microscope images of the brain, she has since moved on to reinterpreting found images of diseases and viruses, and insects.

The paintings hint at the shapes of microscopic images but have no set orientation and no fixed focal points. A suspension of shapes, with diffused repetitions, and a weightless, ethereal atmosphere, started in the science realm, but shifts the direction of the subject matter through interpretation and processes and elective responses.

The scientific images are equally informative and are an important component of my research study. The images allow visual representations of complex scientific data.
Medical and scientific images are often pleasing to look at for their own inherent qualities. Colours are often used to highlight differences between diseased and normal tissue. The colours and patterns formed can be fascinating, even with the absence of knowledge of the underlying biology or pathology. In diseased tissues the normally organised structure is lost leading to random and unique patterns.

The intention is to depict scientific subject matter that evokes a feeling or sense of the subject rather than depicting an exact replica. Although the paintings are abstract, they nevertheless have some figurative, representational elements. These convey a feeling or sense of something rather than an exact depiction. In addition to which the colours and shapes gives freedom of form and interpretation.