Peter Driver
b. 1962, Littleport, UK
I make things, or make things happen, using printmaking, painting, walking, collaboration and other procedures. I do this to join conversations about things I care about. These include the climate emergency, biodiversity and the common good. My diverse output includes presenting my experiences of long-distance walks, negotiating the ambiguities of text in a woodcut print, and wrestling many variables into cohesive paintings.
The work is my way of expressing my wonder and brokenness at living in the world. It is a vulnerable floundering for a sense of purpose. My woodcuts might set a short text within a matrix formed of colour-play, geometric sequence, or the natural patterns found within the grain of the woodblocks. The paintings start with arbitrary marks and uncontrolled gestures onto which I impose some order and decision-making, to create a rich, seductive and complex surface, reflecting emotional intensity.

As a curator and collaborator, I achieve my objectives by making opportunities for others, particularly for young and emerging artists.