About the Artist
Biography
Tyrone Mckie is a Jamaican-based, self-taught artist whose digital paintings explore themes of identity, self-discovery, and the human connection to nature. Born in 1997, Mckie’s childhood was filled with artistic exploration, with a love of drawing and music early on. Their artistic journey truly began in 2015 with a fascination for photography as a means of self-expression during a dark time for them. Over time, they transitioned to digital collaging and compositing, with obvious fascinations with texture and surrealism. They continued to experiment within this medium, and produced a large volume of collages between 2020 and 2021. These were borne from the worldwide slowdown the world experienced with the pandemic. They continued producing collages, releasing a collection in 2023. During 2023 they experimented with mobile digital painting apps and grew interest in the medium, but it wasn’t until the turn of 2024, they transitioned to digital painting.
Their work has been featured in publications such as Crab Apple Lit, Wax International, and The Headlight Review.
Artist Statement
I’m Tyrone Mckie, a multidisciplinary artist from Jamaica. My artistic practice has evolved alongside my journey of self- discovery, and as an avenue for self-expression. My work engages with my own identity, constantly navigating and exploring my emotions, memories and experiences through painting or collaging. Through these mediums I explore themes of identity, self-discovery, connections with nature and the state of the world.
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My work leans into the surreal, often employing the use of abstract symbolism, where objects are imbued with meaning in the space of the painting or collage. The symbols used reference various elements of my personal history, each like a fragment of myself spread across time, channeling memory. Often figurative with muted colours, my pieces blur the lines between reality and dreams in my depictions of personal and perceived history. Showcasing through the molded reality, my views, thoughts, memories and emotions in an almost puzzle-like form. My work doesn't often offer easy answers, instead invites contemplation and reflection.
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