Kurt Engledow

Australian based international painter exploring themes of nostalgia, mortality, alienation, sexuality and masculinity through mid-century photographs. Kurt Engledow is an award winning Perth based artist. Although relatively disinterested in publicity, his work has been exhibited in London, UK and Perth, Australia.

Kurt has been painting since he was a child. He would spend hours watching his father paint in his studio and was in awe of the detail he would include in his work. His father taught him how to draw and use oil paint when he was still very young.

Kurt studied art and education at the University of London, UK during the early 2000s. However, he decided to pursue other paths up until 2020 when a change of circumstances led to the paints and brushes being dusted off and out to use.

Kurt’s paintings have cinematic quality whilst incorporating elements of contemporary realism. Kurt’s paintings depict scenes from a perceived golden era, of people living everyday lives during the 1940s to 1960s. Kurt explores the subtleties of human emotional responses and captures people ‘caught in a moment’. These images invite the observer to question and explore the rich lives and stories captured on canvas and, in doing so, to reflect upon our own mortality.

Kurt is influenced by a wide variety of artists including Alex Katz, Edward Hopper, Felix Vallotton and Richie Fahey. Like these artists, he prefers to use a limited colour palette with each colour and tone being carefully considered to create emotion and atmosphere whilst referencing mid- century design.