15th January- Exhibition writing and artist writing
15th January-
Exhibition writing and artist writing
The job of writing for exhibitions usually falls down to me, something I gladly accept. I have checked all the writing the artists submitted and edited it if needed. I have also written a short introduction to the exhibition.
Exposition writing
Disrupt, distort, disillusion are all words that blanket a number of meanings. Within this multidisciplinary exposition the involved artists work all reaches out to investigate one if not all of those words. From climate change disillusionment that so readily tarnishes the modern day to the distortion of form all these works disrupt the viewer in a mental or physical sense. Through use of the two project spaces, the exhibition offers a white cube beginning and a discomfort then found in the homely space as you enter the parallel room. Each artists research seeps into their work and the viewer is encouraged to become an extension of that. Struggles can manifest in a number of ways in society, be that socially, physically and mentally. The work throughout this exposition is sensitive to that, uniting through three words to collectively investigate a chosen subject.
Artist writing (edited)
Charlotte Ives
Kn’ocean’s Knot is a imaginative short film portraying sea water and plastic alongside the human hand. The production of plastic has simultaneously contributed to the planet’s increasing warming, and the mass of material in the sea that has damaged life in the water. Awareness in our everyday actions is vital. The video invites the viewer to listen and think.
Saskia Van Woerkom
Saskia's work is based on patterns within nature. The work looks into the finer details within sea/landscapes and create intriguing, figurative pieces of art. Colour plays a huge factor in the work. It was important to design an atmospheric and up-lifting piece that would hopefully be aesthetically pleasing to look at.Many different features are included in this work, to allow the audience to actively look deeper into the painting to create their own thoughts and ideas.
Emilia Symis
Emilia's work was previously about adorning fresh fruit and flowers that were already seen as beautiful. However, recently the work turned tables, she left these embellished objects to decay to see what difference this makes to the mood of the photographs. This has added a new grotesque element to the work and another layer of confusion. Colour is also important and the artist likes to stick to a monochromatic palette and incidentally the saturation of colour has made the paintings become sickly and overwhelming, the idea of collection has also begun to emerge. This carefully constructed arrangement of lemons and carnations was left to rot for 8 days,the process was documented daily and this is a painting of a photograph from day 8.
Chloe Lowe
This tryptic is looking into distortion in relation to facial recognition. More specifically exploration of whether a person is still identifiable by distorting an important facial feature(s). For example, a person's facial features could be a very distinctive way of recognising that specific person and this idea has been challenged by distorting areas such as the eyes, nose and mouth.
Meagan Winson
While looking at the human form along with how its perceived and shown im going to attempt to portray a larger figure on a canvas that’s been cut and altered to make the figure look skinnier.
Brandon Chaskin
A short three-part film accompanied by a newspaper and repeat print that comments the artists own experiences and struggles influenced by gender roles, sexuality and identity. The film itself draws inspiration from filmmaker and director John Waters, the work portrays a camp and kitsch style character that mocks and makes fun of the issues raised throughout.
Chain Blears
Exploring the way that the mind can distort itself into thinking in terms of perfection, this work displays the opposite sides of the colour spectrum side by side as if there is no ‘in-between’: it is either success or failure. It also links to how colour and emotion can be interpreted, how anger clashes with serenity and how each are on the opposite ends of one another.
Georgia Walker
In an age of progression, it may be more important than ever to reflect on what we are leaving behind. This piece is a take on the traditional family album, where a narrative unfolds, highlighting acts of violence against LGBT individuals that have been largely overlooked over the last century. The installation is designed to be ambiguous and viewers are invited to sit comfortably, read through the artwork and immerse themselves in the space.
Sophie Banks
Playful, colourful and enticing, this piece is a distorted vision of the body that when looked upon seems soft and spongy yet, when touched, hard and rigid. The idea being that not everything is as it seems, that beneath these soft and cheerful exteriors are a mask covering up the cracks. “…Roses Smell of Poo” comes from the children’s insult of “You smell like roses and…” as this sculpture derived from an abstract drawing of a flower sticking out of a bum. Taking something innocent and tainting it, it’s almost perverted yet a metaphor for how people grow up in a perverted society.
Exhibition writing and artist writing
The job of writing for exhibitions usually falls down to me, something I gladly accept. I have checked all the writing the artists submitted and edited it if needed. I have also written a short introduction to the exhibition.
Exposition writing
Disrupt, distort, disillusion are all words that blanket a number of meanings. Within this multidisciplinary exposition the involved artists work all reaches out to investigate one if not all of those words. From climate change disillusionment that so readily tarnishes the modern day to the distortion of form all these works disrupt the viewer in a mental or physical sense. Through use of the two project spaces, the exhibition offers a white cube beginning and a discomfort then found in the homely space as you enter the parallel room. Each artists research seeps into their work and the viewer is encouraged to become an extension of that. Struggles can manifest in a number of ways in society, be that socially, physically and mentally. The work throughout this exposition is sensitive to that, uniting through three words to collectively investigate a chosen subject.
PS5 Writing
You are invited to leave the white cube space, the gallery setting.
Come; settle. Have a seat and look through photographs from times that have passed,
curious of those forgotten lives. Yet, revel in the relisation that with them takes the minds of time also.
Opinions long outdated and struggles long lost. The work of these three artists compliments one
another by offering a juxtaposition between the old, new and possible if not progressive.
Our living room reminiscent of all that has been thankfully lost. Projections of the future
linger also and a sinking realisation is plastered onto the wall. There is no permanence.
Time’s once held prejudices shatter, much as modern thought will shatter and progress will emerge.
Utopian is not a label we care for as that suggests the unattainable.
Come; settle. Have a seat and look through photographs from times that have passed,
curious of those forgotten lives. Yet, revel in the relisation that with them takes the minds of time also.
Opinions long outdated and struggles long lost. The work of these three artists compliments one
another by offering a juxtaposition between the old, new and possible if not progressive.
Our living room reminiscent of all that has been thankfully lost. Projections of the future
linger also and a sinking realisation is plastered onto the wall. There is no permanence.
Time’s once held prejudices shatter, much as modern thought will shatter and progress will emerge.
Utopian is not a label we care for as that suggests the unattainable.
Charlotte Ives
Kn’ocean’s Knot is a imaginative short film portraying sea water and plastic alongside the human hand. The production of plastic has simultaneously contributed to the planet’s increasing warming, and the mass of material in the sea that has damaged life in the water. Awareness in our everyday actions is vital. The video invites the viewer to listen and think.
Saskia Van Woerkom
Saskia's work is based on patterns within nature. The work looks into the finer details within sea/landscapes and create intriguing, figurative pieces of art. Colour plays a huge factor in the work. It was important to design an atmospheric and up-lifting piece that would hopefully be aesthetically pleasing to look at.Many different features are included in this work, to allow the audience to actively look deeper into the painting to create their own thoughts and ideas.
Emilia Symis
Emilia's work was previously about adorning fresh fruit and flowers that were already seen as beautiful. However, recently the work turned tables, she left these embellished objects to decay to see what difference this makes to the mood of the photographs. This has added a new grotesque element to the work and another layer of confusion. Colour is also important and the artist likes to stick to a monochromatic palette and incidentally the saturation of colour has made the paintings become sickly and overwhelming, the idea of collection has also begun to emerge. This carefully constructed arrangement of lemons and carnations was left to rot for 8 days,the process was documented daily and this is a painting of a photograph from day 8.
Chloe Lowe
This tryptic is looking into distortion in relation to facial recognition. More specifically exploration of whether a person is still identifiable by distorting an important facial feature(s). For example, a person's facial features could be a very distinctive way of recognising that specific person and this idea has been challenged by distorting areas such as the eyes, nose and mouth.
Meagan Winson
While looking at the human form along with how its perceived and shown im going to attempt to portray a larger figure on a canvas that’s been cut and altered to make the figure look skinnier.
Brandon Chaskin
A short three-part film accompanied by a newspaper and repeat print that comments the artists own experiences and struggles influenced by gender roles, sexuality and identity. The film itself draws inspiration from filmmaker and director John Waters, the work portrays a camp and kitsch style character that mocks and makes fun of the issues raised throughout.
Chain Blears
Exploring the way that the mind can distort itself into thinking in terms of perfection, this work displays the opposite sides of the colour spectrum side by side as if there is no ‘in-between’: it is either success or failure. It also links to how colour and emotion can be interpreted, how anger clashes with serenity and how each are on the opposite ends of one another.
Georgia Walker
In an age of progression, it may be more important than ever to reflect on what we are leaving behind. This piece is a take on the traditional family album, where a narrative unfolds, highlighting acts of violence against LGBT individuals that have been largely overlooked over the last century. The installation is designed to be ambiguous and viewers are invited to sit comfortably, read through the artwork and immerse themselves in the space.
Sophie Banks
Playful, colourful and enticing, this piece is a distorted vision of the body that when looked upon seems soft and spongy yet, when touched, hard and rigid. The idea being that not everything is as it seems, that beneath these soft and cheerful exteriors are a mask covering up the cracks. “…Roses Smell of Poo” comes from the children’s insult of “You smell like roses and…” as this sculpture derived from an abstract drawing of a flower sticking out of a bum. Taking something innocent and tainting it, it’s almost perverted yet a metaphor for how people grow up in a perverted society.
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