Louise Lawton
dal 28/6/2006 al 28/7/2006
Segnalato da
28/6/2006
Louise Lawton
Clapham Art Gallery Unit 2, London
Observations. Lawton has revealed a consistent interest in group movement and the subsequent patterns formed in public places. The centrepiece of this show, titled ‘New York’, is characteristically cropped and consists of a composite image derived from multiple photographs taken from a single viewpoint on the 56th floor of the Empire State building.
Observations
Clapham Art Gallery is pleased to announce Louise Lawton’s fourth one
person show. Since graduating in 2001 Lawton has achieved considerable
success in London and internationally. She has become highly regarded
for her observational charcoal drawings on gesso.
By concentrating on the urban environment and specifically the
populations within it, Lawton has revealed a consistent interest in
group movement and the subsequent patterns formed in public places. As
the artist states:
‘I am particularly interested in rush hour as the flow and capacity of
the crowds emphasises the patterns and pace of the city. I am interested
in the counterweight of this pace, looking at queues and the amount of
waiting that takes place. Whether the figures in my work are moving or
not, I aim to create paintings that are in some way philosophical, that
have a kind of silence or stillness about them.’
During the last eighteen months Lawton has turned towards the physical
fabric of the city itself, in particular that of New York. By applying
her unparalleled draftsmanship to the cityscape, Lawton has created a
series of obsessively rendered pieces. The centrepiece of this show,
titled ‘New York’, is the largest of this series to date at 70x70cm. It
is characteristically cropped and consists of a composite image derived
from multiple photographs taken from a single viewpoint on the 56th
floor of the Empire State building. The result is a highly dynamic work
that features impossible, undulating perspectives that lead the viewer
over and through the Manhattan skyline.
Current Exhibition: 'New Figurative Realism' - Tessa Farmer, Sebastian
Gogel, Juliana Amaral Leite, Cathy Lomax, Sarah McGinity, Mark McGowan,
Gavin Nolan, Tim Parr, John Stark, Stella Vine, Corinna Weiner. Ends
June 24.
Private View: Thursday 29/06/06 7.00pm - 9.00pm
Clapham Art Gallery Unit 2
40-48 Bromell's Road (Nearest Tube: Clapham Common)- London
Opening hours: Tue-Sat 11am-6pm
Admission free