Lewis Andrews/ Floral

Lewis Andrews moved to Leeds in 2016 to study a BA(Hons) in Fine Art at Leeds Arts University. After graduating in 2019, Lewis continued to work in Leeds. In 2022, Lewis completed his Postgraduate Fine Arts Degree also at Leeds Arts University, graduating with a Master's Degree in the Creative Arts. During his Master’s Degree, Lewis’s practice became deeply focused on the methodology of translating information and data from sources within science into artworks. Lewis has continued to work and build upon this method in his work, constructing a theory of working called ‘The Informative Encounter’.

A visual investigation into the multiple breathing organisms populating our planet. Stemming from the investigations into carbon-based life on our planet, these drawings often think of the Earth as a complex breathing machine of nature with multiple carbon-based components regulating the gases in our atmosphere. Alongside the investigations into the carbon building blocks of these organisms, the drawings also highlight the delicate nature of our planet and the need to protect trees and forests. Our planet's lungs.