"People will come to love their oppression, to adore the technologies that undo their
capacities to think."
Aldous Huxley
Artists have long been among the first to explore and reflect on the culture and technologies of their time. Since the 1990s, the digital medium has evolved at extraordinary speed moving from the early digital revolution into today’s AI and algorithm driven era.
UK-based artist Richard Devonshire uses cutting-edge digital tools to reinterpret traditional forms of fine art photography, painting, sculpture, and drawing through a contemporary lens. His practice centres on the intersection of nature, science, and abstraction, with a particular focus on the hidden structures of the natural world and their relationship to mathematics.
Richard’s creative process involves building complex, textured 3D models and environments using virtual cameras and lighting systems that simulate real-world physics. The resulting images and animations evoke photorealism while simultaneously distancing themselves from photography, offering clarity and precision that suggest new aesthetic and conceptual possibilities. His work invites viewers to see beyond surface appearances to engage with the unseen geometries and underlying patterns that shape the world around us.
2024 Broadway Gallery Letchworth Open Exhibition- . Letchworth Garden City UK Awarded Photography, Video & Digital Media Prize for the short film "The Silent World."
2023 The Hackney Bath House Melting Lights- London showcasing "Art of Motion" short film.
2023 Broadway Gallery Letchworth Open Exhibition- . Letchworth Garden City UK showcasing "Art of Motion" short film
2022 Art Folio - Digital Silver Award - for 'The Hive' and Beautiful Thought" artworks
Annual Publication
2022 Broadway Gallery Letchworth Open Exhibition- . Letchworth Garden City UK showcasing "The Beautiful Sorrow of Things"
2022 National Maritime Museum Greenwich Showcasing art film "The Silent World" ,working in collaboration with musician and multidisciplinary artist Jorge Verdin as part of Revitalisation Collective Action for the Oceans
2021 Art Folio - Digital Gold Award - for 'Separation' artwork
Annual Publication " A curated collection of the World's most exciting artists."
2020 Broadway Gallery Letchworth Open Exhibition- . Letchworth Garden City UK showcasing "A Beautiful Thought".
2019 VAO19 Overall Winner Exhibition at Chester Arts Fair, Chester, UK (Visual Art Open - UK and International Emerging Artist Award ) - Finalist: showcasing "Swarm Intelligence".
2019 Royal Academy Summer Exhibition. London UK showcasing two works: "The Language of Bees and "Artificial Intelligence" .
2019 ICAS Fine Art Letchworth Garden City. UK
2019 Artbox Gallery, Zurich, Switzerland. (Showcasing "Collective Intelligence" on screen ).
2018 Chester Cathedral Chester, UK ( Visual Art Open - UK and International Emerging Artist Award - Highly Commended category. showcasing "Exoskeleton" ).
2018 Stricoff Fine Art Gallery, New York, USA ( showcasing "Map of Memories" on screen).
2017 London International Creative Competition. Finalist showcasing five works "Fibonacci Sphere I-5"
2017 Saatchi Gallery, London UK ( On screen as part of an ongoing exhibition. showcasing "Crown of Thorns" )