Jo Barrett
dal 27/5/2002 al 22/6/2002
Segnalato da
27/5/2002
Jo Barrett
Clapham Art Gallery, London
Barrett paints figurative photo-realist works. She is concerned with re-working very traditional subject matters in a highly contemporary manner. Leading on from sparse motorway scenes that are modern landscapes Barrett has immersed herself in the still life. Oversized fruits, both commonplace and obscure, are rendered in hyper-realist fashion.
'Still Life'
Jo Barrett graduated from Bath Spa University College in 2000. Clapham
Art Gallery is delighted to present her first London based one-person
show.
Barrett paints figurative photo-realist works. She is concerned with
re-working very traditional subject matters in a highly contemporary
manner. Leading on from sparse motorway scenes that are modern
landscapes Barrett has immersed herself in the still life. Oversized
fruits, both commonplace and obscure, are rendered in hyper-realist
fashion. From Apples and Pears to Mangostein and Sharon Fruit, Barrett
creates sumptuous forms that appear edible and enticing. Painted
precisely and delicately, they are set against blurred backgrounds as if
caught photographically within a shortened depth of field. The effect is
rich and luxurious.
Image: Jo Barrett, 'Still Life of Apples' 76x97cm, Oil on canvas 2002
Clapham Art Gallery looks forward in great anticipation to showing these
highly physical pieces as one body for the first time.
Private View Serving Summer Punch: Tuesday 28/05/02 7.00pm - 9.00pm
Gallery Hours: Tue-Sat 1-9pm Sun 1-5pm
Clapham Art Gallery
61 venn street london SW4 0BD +44 (0)20 7720 0955