Above: The final decided presentation.
Minor Claustrophobia
Minor Claustrophobia @ Backlit Gallery Nottingham.Featuring: Joseph Cerski, Rosie Burnett, Naomi Gordon, Bobby Sayers, Darren Ralphs
The barely visible man almost feels as if it’s someone I now know, it suggests at the concept of reality and existence. This barely in focus man whose exact identity is unknown to the viewer doesn’t exist on the wall when the lights are out. I was previously interested in the relationship the viewer had with the work; how the viewer might recognise or perhaps subconsciously use the stereotypes of the elderly to formulate an existence for the old timer.
I’m not sure what I think about the work now.
Below: Images from the other featuring artists.
Featuring: Joseph Cerski, Rosie Burnett, Naomi Gordon, Bobby Sayers, Darren Ralphs
It’s taken me a relatively long time to come around to uploading this! Finally I’ve found some time to get the images up from this really successful exhibition at the Backlit gallery in Nottingham.
The work for me is the projection of the face on the wall, the face cutting itself being a means to an end. The process of making work for me is always immersive; I’ve quite recently identified that there is a laborious nature to all of my practical work. Basically I’ve discovered for my own work to register as ‘art’ it has to tick a certain amount of boxes. The work has to of involved some kind of hardship or laborious element; I’m not sure why but I’m on the journey of figuring that out.
Hand cutting the paper was important, I’d made the choice not to laser cut because it didn’t allow me to get close enough to the artwork itself. I really enjoy taking time on an artwork, I like knowing its specific fragilities and understanding its strengths. It’s a getting to know you process which I have with every piece of work I make.
The work for me is the projection of the face on the wall, the face cutting itself being a means to an end. The process of making work for me is always immersive; I’ve quite recently identified that there is a laborious nature to all of my practical work. Basically I’ve discovered for my own work to register as ‘art’ it has to tick a certain amount of boxes. The work has to of involved some kind of hardship or laborious element; I’m not sure why but I’m on the journey of figuring that out.
Hand cutting the paper was important, I’d made the choice not to laser cut because it didn’t allow me to get close enough to the artwork itself. I really enjoy taking time on an artwork, I like knowing its specific fragilities and understanding its strengths. It’s a getting to know you process which I have with every piece of work I make.
The barely visible man almost feels as if it’s someone I now know, it suggests at the concept of reality and existence. This barely in focus man whose exact identity is unknown to the viewer doesn’t exist on the wall when the lights are out. I was previously interested in the relationship the viewer had with the work; how the viewer might recognise or perhaps subconsciously use the stereotypes of the elderly to formulate an existence for the old timer.
I’m not sure what I think about the work now.
Below: Images from the other featuring artists.
Interesting Insight
Anton Chekhov famously observed that if there’s a gun in the first act, it’ll go off in the third, but he was talking about plays. Life has no plot. Much of it is spent eating, sitting around, wandering aimlessly along a street or, if you’re lucky, lazily enjoying the warm sunlight on your face. This is not the tale told by popular cinema or theatre. In life it is far more likely that the gun will be put in a cupboard and gather dust. In life the drone of traffic can be oddly companionable; music floats through the air from the open windows of passing cars; groups of people talk and don’t listen; conflicts are not resolved; conversations hum around you, and it’s a relief they mean nothing. A gentle contentment can emerge from such detachment, born of the realization that the world, despite its volatility, can occasionally ask very little of you.
-From Frieze Magazine archive
-From Frieze Magazine archive
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Thursday 20 January 2011
Untitled 2010 - Castle in spain
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Caslt in Spain
Recent exhibition at Lawsons hair dressers was a big success! Just like before it was right down to the wire and we where still setting up come 5:45, but that's just the way it goes. Drinks were flowing and again had a turn out which came to over 100 people. A big thank you to Ruby Burman and Josephine Fairbrother who were a massive help in setting up the exhibition, your help was key on deadline day. Enjoy the images and description of my work to follow.
Untitled 2010. Such a formal title, i genuinely think that if i could i would ban the act of giving an art work a 'name'. My work is crafted in the vision that it speaks for itself and does not have a colour or creed suggested by the act of naming.
The work consists of a hanging page with a face cut into it with a sharp blade, the work is hanging with thin Nylon and bulldog clips, a small light is positioned to shine light through the work and onto the wall behind and to the right. Being so interested in vagueness and ambiguity the really interesting element to this work is the shadow opposed to the paper, the tangible element to the work is essentially redundant. I feel that this work is only completely on display with the light and correct position, displaying it in any other way would be destroying the integrity of the work. Generally received well I’m pleased with ‘Untitled 2010’ and will probably continue making work in this fashion, experimenting with light and form. More on the other works featuring in the castle in spain exhibition to come!
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Wednesday 1 December 2010
Castle in Spain exhibition
Hello everyone.
Just wanted to let you all know that I have another collaborated exhibition coming up on the 24th of November. There is a poster going around up at the university but unfortunately i'm not yet able to post it on here although i promise i will get around to it post haste.
Given the relative success of the last exhibition me and Bobby Sayers have decided to put on another big show before christmas. Despite being in the same venue, we have been granted the use of a quaint little downstairs area; we're hoping to continue the professionalism we tried so hard to achieve in the last one. The significant deifference is that first, second and third years are exhibiting thier work. This is a really exciting prospect because we will be showcasing work from various levels of completion and in various stages of development. We we're lucky enough to have our show featured on the Nottingham Visual Arts website, you can have a look here.
The name itself was chosen because we felt that it reflected ambition and purpose. We also feel that the artists exhibiting in the exhibition reflect a positive outlook and attitude towards thier work and practises. I hope to see you all there.
Location:
207 mansfield road
NG13FS
Nottingham
Ps. I've recently been posting some reviews on A-N reviews. You can read them through this hyper link! Or if you would like to reamin in the relative comfort of blogspot instead of navigating away you can read it here on my reviews only blog.
Just wanted to let you all know that I have another collaborated exhibition coming up on the 24th of November. There is a poster going around up at the university but unfortunately i'm not yet able to post it on here although i promise i will get around to it post haste.
Given the relative success of the last exhibition me and Bobby Sayers have decided to put on another big show before christmas. Despite being in the same venue, we have been granted the use of a quaint little downstairs area; we're hoping to continue the professionalism we tried so hard to achieve in the last one. The significant deifference is that first, second and third years are exhibiting thier work. This is a really exciting prospect because we will be showcasing work from various levels of completion and in various stages of development. We we're lucky enough to have our show featured on the Nottingham Visual Arts website, you can have a look here.
The name itself was chosen because we felt that it reflected ambition and purpose. We also feel that the artists exhibiting in the exhibition reflect a positive outlook and attitude towards thier work and practises. I hope to see you all there.
Location:
207 mansfield road
NG13FS
Nottingham
Ps. I've recently been posting some reviews on A-N reviews. You can read them through this hyper link! Or if you would like to reamin in the relative comfort of blogspot instead of navigating away you can read it here on my reviews only blog.
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Sunday 14 November 2010
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