BIOGRAPHY: Diana Hyslop
083-468-0477 dianahyslop@connectiit.co.za
Where are you from?
I was born and educated in Pretoria
My background before taking painting up full time was with Marvel Comics in London and then photography
I worked at Marvel Comics in London for 4 years in the 70’s followed by 2 years in photography.
I worked in the film industry as a production manager doing features, TV and documentaries in the 80’s
Studied art that the JHB Art Foundation late eighties
Started painting in the nineties.
Where based
I have had a studio at the Fordsburg Artist Studios (aka Bag Factory)for the past 5 years
About your work/ vision
I have been doing a series of work around people and birds for a while now. I view birds as messengers between the mundane and spiritual realms and it is my constant search for that sense of transcendence that interest s me.