Gallery Artist Julia Brooker on BBC Wales Challenging EU Pigment Ban

Gallery artist Julia Brooker has been working with paint manufacturer Spectrum to challenge an EU ban on pigments containing the chemical Cadmium. The ban, intended to prevent the chemical entering the watercourse, could potentially cause paints containing cadmium to be banned in the next few years.

Julia Brooker with a recently finished commission for a client in Hong Kong

Many artists, including Julia, say the risk to artists is minimal and that the pigment is essential for producing the paints they use.

Some work in progress in Julia's studio

Julia Brooker will be having a joint show with sculptor Clare Bigger ar Curwen Gallery in February 2015.
Click here for the online catalogue of Julia's 2013 solo show with Curwen Gallery. http://www.curwengallery.co.uk/gallery/brooker13/title.htm