ARTIST PROFILE: Fallon McCoy is a twenty-two year old artist, living and working in Southampton, who has always been passionate about the arts; first beginning her artistic career in Special Effects then moving over to Fine Art as she felt it was a more open specialisation. She enjoys Fine Art as it allows her to explore all artistic aspects not just film based media, and especially loves model-making and the process of bringing to life drawings.
Three key influences in her work are Alex Pardee, Ron Mueck and Joe McNally. Pardee’s work is really colourful and surreal, pushing boundaries. This notion of boundary-pushing applies to her own work, not in a visual sense, but in the creative freedom and ideas which fuel her practice. Mueck’s work consists of hyper-realistic sculptures, which inspire her attention to detail, as she acknowledges it is often this small detail which can have a lasting effect on an individual. McNally captures real moments that feel genuine, in particular his “Faces in Ground Zero” series, which document the people who were on the ground in 9/11. The profoundness which came from a single photo spoke to her and inspired her own imagination and photography.
To view McCoy’s work in person come along to the UNCONTAINED exhibition 1st-5th April in Guildhall Square, Southampton.