 Mr Downes said his art is a meeting of realism and imagination |
An artist who says having Asperger's syndrome helps his work is among young Londoners showing work at a north London exhibition. David Downes, 34, says the form of autism helps him capture landscapes in the English capital in vivid detail.
Mr Downes is among staff at the John Jones gallery in Finsbury Park who are displaying their paintings, sculptures and drawings.
The Wood for the Trees' exhibition runs until 9 September.
Mr Downes said: "I often paint my scenes of London from an aerial position, imagining the way the landscape would look when viewed from that angle. In this way my work is a meeting of realism and imagination.
"Having Asperger's syndrome influences my work. I am very focussed and can capture architecture and urban-scapes in vivid detail."
The company's title for the exhibition aims to highlight that it can be difficult for its staff to separate their creative side from their working environment where they are often surrounded by artists' materials.
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