My first ever solo exhibition opens this Saturday night (3rd May). It's taking place at The Yoga Social (http://www.theyogasocial.com/). It will contain a selection of my paintings and works on paper. Details below...
https://www.facebook.com/events/1531379310421697/
Hope to see some of you there.
Monday, April 28, 2014
Tuesday, April 1, 2014
Samuel Beckett strikes
As part of a large studio project in the second half of 2013, I created a body of work which investigated the play Waiting for Godot, written by Samuel Beckett. Consisting of representational work ranging from text-based (again), video and traditional oil painting, I responded to the many different interpretations of the play that have been put forth since it's 1953 inception.
Below is an example of the direction I took with the text-based component of the project. By directly quoting text from the play, I attempted to create an initial sense of understanding the content and subject matter. As the viewer reads from left to right, top to bottom, this understanding becomes replaced by a sense of confusion as the visual imagery of the text breaks down and starts to become abstracted.
Below is an example of the direction I took with the text-based component of the project. By directly quoting text from the play, I attempted to create an initial sense of understanding the content and subject matter. As the viewer reads from left to right, top to bottom, this understanding becomes replaced by a sense of confusion as the visual imagery of the text breaks down and starts to become abstracted.
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| I am Happy, Oil paint and synthetic polymer paint on canvas board, 30cm H x 20cm W |
Some Pop/Comic art
As a respite from the more sombre work being created in pursuit of my degree, I responded to an invitation to submit work for a show with the guys at Artboy Gallery (http://www.artboygallery.com/ArtBoy_Gallery/Home.html)
They were having a 'Greatest Hits' exhibition. Basically any character from any comic, film, graphic novel, book, cartoon etc could be submitted in just about any medium. I opted to go with a tightly cropped image of Red Sonja (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Red_Sonja), going against the usual portrayal of the character as a busty, sword wielding, femme fatale. I enjoyed using the close cropping, and once again, the use of text in my work. There's a really dynamic intensity in the way comic book 'cells' are created. They manage to convey the movement and intensity of a fleeting moment. Maybe the Futurists could have learnt a thing or two?
They were having a 'Greatest Hits' exhibition. Basically any character from any comic, film, graphic novel, book, cartoon etc could be submitted in just about any medium. I opted to go with a tightly cropped image of Red Sonja (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Red_Sonja), going against the usual portrayal of the character as a busty, sword wielding, femme fatale. I enjoyed using the close cropping, and once again, the use of text in my work. There's a really dynamic intensity in the way comic book 'cells' are created. They manage to convey the movement and intensity of a fleeting moment. Maybe the Futurists could have learnt a thing or two?
Red Sonja Attacks, synthetic polymer paint and oil paint on cotton duck, 90cm H x 60cm W
Work from 2012
Finally another belated update. The following two images are related to the previous installation work. They are both the result of investigations into communications and semiotics.
A study in Communications, digital print, dimensions variable, 2012
A for Alpha, B for Bravo, C for Charlie, D for Delta, E for Echo, F for Foxtrot, six panels, oil on composite board, each board 30cm x 30cm, 2012
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