Icons
dal 7/9/2006 al 20/10/2006
Segnalato da
7/9/2006
Icons
Chung King Project, Los Angeles
Guy Allott, Edward Kay, Victor Man, Gavin Nolan, Rigo Schmidt and Gavin Tremlett. An exhibition of paintings by six European artists. United by their employment of the small-scale, referencing the language of icon painting, each of the artists presents a new take on the traditional genres of painting.
Guy Allott, Edward Kay, Victor Man, Gavin Nolan, Rigo Schmidt
and Gavin Tremlett
Chung King Project is pleased to announce Icons, an exhibition of
paintings by six European artists, all showing in the United States
for the first time.
United by their employment of the small-scale, referencing the
language of icon painting, each of the artists presents a new take on
the traditional genres of painting. Guy Allott inserts elaborate
spaceships into idyllic pastoral landscapes. In a nod to Surrealism,
the spaceships take on a character of their own, becoming portraits.
At first sight, Edward Kay’s portraits recall Renaissance portraits
and British hunting paintings of the C18th, yet his work is loaded
with references to the modern day. Gavin Nolan’s paintings depict
ambiguous nightmarish personalities, with features distorted and
accentuated. Victor Man transports the viewer into a new socio-
satirical context through his delicate landscapes. Drawn from the
language of traditional portraiture as seen in natural history
museums, the figures in Rigo Schmidt’s work confront us, challenging
the viewer. Finally, Gavin Tremlett presents elongated figures of
young men, in bacchanalian poses, in a style that distorts the ideals
of early mannerism.
Guy Allott, a MA graduate of Royal College of Art in London, lives
and works in London. Recent exhibitions include “Flock", Luna
International in Berlin, “The Lost Collection of an Invisible Man",
Laing City Art Gallery, Newcastle, and “Jagsalon", Kreuzberg
Kunstraum/Bethanien, Berlin.
Edward Kay lives and works in London and recently received his MA
from the Royal Academy Schools in 2005. Recent exhibitions include
“Premiums “, the Royal Academy, London, “Art School", Bloomberg
Space, London, and “Pastoral", Dicksmith Gallery, London.
Victor Man lives and works in Cluj-Napoca, Romania. Recent solo shows
include Timothy Taylor, London, Annet Gellink, Amsterdam and plan b,
Cluj-Napoca, Romania. His work was included in “Expanded Painting",
Prague Biennal 2.
Gavin Nolan graduated from the Royal Academy of Art, London. Recent
exhibitions include “Tokyo Wondersite", Japan, “NLK", Wooster
Project, New York, and “The Sun Also Rises", Rockwell Gallery, London.
Rigo Schmidt lives and works in Leipzig. Past exhibitions includes
solo shows at Wohnmaschine, Berlin and Laden fur Nichts, Leipzig and
group exhibitions at Galeria Leme, Sao Paulo, Kunsthalle der Hypo-
Kulturstiftung, Munich and Zweidimensionale, Leipzig.
Gavin Tremlett graduated from Royal Academy Schools. Recent
exhibitions include “figurative painting", Wohnmaschine, Berlin and
“Faux Realism", Rockwell, London.
Opening reception Friday 8 September 6 - 9 pm
Chung King Project
936 Chung King Road - Los Angeles