Graham Day
dal 31/10/2012 al 23/11/2012
Segnalato da
31/10/2012
Graham Day
dalla Rosa Gallery (new location), London
From the 1970s. The exhibition gathers over 60 pieces. Day's practice is concerned with concept, which determines appropriate techniques and materials. An eclectic mix of subjects including Geometry, Anthropology, Tantric iconometry and History.
Structured as a selective retrospective of work made in the pre-digital 1970s, the exhibition gathers over sixty pieces by Graham Day, mapping his interests and chosen subject matter. Day's practice is concerned initially with concept, which determines appropriate techniques and materials. An eclectic mix of subjects including Geometry, Anthropology, Tantric iconometry and History are researched meticulously and provide a platform of infinite experimental possibilities.
Paper is the common denominator of this body of work, from the 2,000 drawings that form the artist's book A Directory of Rectangles (1971-72) to large watercolours, screen prints and 3D models. Day's method expresses a rare mix of freedom and technical knowledge but also an intellectual quest for understanding construction and meaning.
Born in London in 1946, Graham Day studied at Hornsey School of Art, Bath Academy of Art and the Slade School of Fine Art (UCL). He has been exhibiting in the UK and abroad since the early Seventies, and his work is part of prominent collections such as the British Museum, Victoria & Albert Museum, British Library, and the Bibliotheque Nationale in Paris.
Image: Five Identical Views (1977), watercolour and ink on paper (detail). © Graham Day
Private view 1 November, 6.30 - 8.30
dalla Rosa Gallery (new location)
121 Clerkenwell Road, London
Open: Wednesday to Friday 12 - 6 pm, Saturday 12 - 5 pm or by appointment
Free Admission