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Lewis Andrews

Lewis Andrews, a Leeds-based artist, earned his BA (Hons) in Fine Art from Leeds Arts University in 2019 and
completed a Postgraduate Fine Arts Degree there in 2022. During his Master’s studies, he developed a
practice focused on translating scientific data into art, formalizing this approach as ‘The Informative
Encounter.’
Andrews has exhibited both nationally and internationally, achieving significant milestones. His first solo show,
*186,000mi/s*, took place in 2018 at Wharf Chambers, Leeds. In 2019, he participated in the Aon Community
Art Awards, showcasing his oceanic sublime photography at Aon Headquarters, in London. He also joined
Mayes Creative’s *Watching the Sun* residency in 2020, contributing work included in a publication housed in
the Royal Astronomy Society Archive.
Blending art and science, Andrews’ work explores complex ideas in nature and science, from vast cosmic
phenomena to molecular processes of power and rebirth. His creations invite reflection on humanity’s
relationship with the universe, the environment, and natural spaces.

Supernova 28
Digital Drawing,
84.1x54.1cm, 2020.

The supernova series recreates the moment when a supergiant reaches the end of its life. These digital drawings document the moments immediately after the
core collapses and the newly created elements within the core are blasted out into deep space to disperse and become part of the interstellar medium.
Known as a Type II supernova.
This process is where death and life meet. These newly created elements will eventually after millions or billions of years within the interstellar medium form
new stars, solar systems, and planets. This is how our sun and solar system were created. However, for all of this to take place, a supergiant star must meet a
violent and cataclysmic fate. This cycle has been repeating itself since the birth of the very first stars billions of years ago and continues light-years away
above our heads. The drawings begin life as black ink on paper. Both materials, like most objects here on Earth, are a combination of elements at an atomic
level. Most, if not all, can be traced back to being created in the hearts of dying stars. The artwork establishes a bridge between the viewer on a more
complex level than what first appears. Although not a real supernova visually, it is created using the remains of a dead star.

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