Mick Dean

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“My work is concerned with the effects of erosion on the landscape and on the works of man within that landscape. Living and working mainly in the UK, one of the most predominant forms of erosion is water. Rivers and the tidal flow around our coast have a ceaseless effect, as does the rainfall. I find the tidal parts of the River Thames a source of great inspiration. At low tide a constantly changing river bed is revealed. Erosion is ceaseless and is a process of refinement that can reveal great beauty."

-- Mick Dean 

Mick Dean spent two years assisting various London photographers in the early '60s. Then he set up his own studio “with a little help from his friends” and joined the swinging 60’s. These led to the fun 70’s and a very happy career in the elite world of London advertising – a famous institution with a rarified culture all its own. In the 80’s he branched out into TV and directed commercials for fifteen years, returning to still-life photography in the 90’s. By 2000 Mick had had enough and decided to return to his first love, painting.