Andrew Cole's work primarily takes the form of mixed media paintings which are abstract in their nature, although he also creates digital pieces. There is an overarching theme which focuses on humans and the actions that we take as humans, but as absences rather than presences, and through the traces left behind on ruined and damaged forms. If the human form is used, it tends to be abstracted, distorted or disrupted in some way, rather than being rendered realistically as a physical form. Cole explores the impact and processes of human thinking, either as an abstract conceptual space or through the lens of history, politics, philosophy, and literature. This thinking is represented by marks on textured surfaces, which are designed to evoke natural or constructed, virtual or actual landscapes. Cole is British, and currently lives and works in Shanghai. He is widely travelled, previously living in Oman, Thailand and South Africa. His work has been shown and collected in Europe, Africa and Asia. https://andrewcoleart.com