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Background Information about Neil Stanton

Neil Stanton was born and raised in the mining town of Goldthorpe, South Yorkshire and now lives in Longridge, Lancashire.

He completed his foundation year at Doncaster College of Art and then gained a BA Hons Graphic Design & Illustration at De Montfort University in Leicester, where he later went on to become a visiting lecturer, having already carved out a successful commercial career in publishing and advertising.

As a professional freelance digital illustrator and photo-retoucher since 2007, he has worked for many well-known high street brands.

His creative art images are drawn from a wide variety of inspiration and his own personal view of the world, touching on many different subjects which may be as varied as the alleged randomness of Darwinianism to the tension between perception and beauty.

The style of his work ranges from painterly/abstract effects to the surreal, or hyper-realism of almost photographic quality and can at times be described as enigmatic, often carrying hints of irony and 'tongue-in-cheek' humour.