Talking Painting
dal 3/5/2002 al 28/5/2002
Segnalato da
3/5/2002
Talking Painting
Vertigo Gallery, London
From May 4 to 28 Vertigo presents Talking Painting, an exhibiton of new works by Ross Hansen and Julian Wakelin in which the two artists (who share a studio in the East End) explore the language of painting and its limitations.
From May 4 to 28 Vertigo presents Talking Painting, an exhibiton of new works by Ross Hansen and Julian Wakelin in which the two artists (who share a studio in the East End) explore the language of painting and its limitations.
Both artists approach their work from the same starting point, a desire to work within the tradition of painting yet challenge and question the relevance of different painting languages. This is attempted and achieved through juxtapositions of surface and form or through the removal of
pictorial norms.
Julian Wakelin's paintings evolve through small drawings and scribbles which hint at a physicality without referring directly to the outside world. The drawings are transferred to canvas where they are edited, some forms are removed others left to survive so the images evolve with both painterly aspects and drawn elements. This allusion to graffiti like text, maps, diagrams or cartoons suggest ideas of memory, recognition and permanence while inviting the viewer to enter into a cryptic dialogue. Wakelin has shown in group shows around the UK and features in several large collections including Leeds Metropolitan University and Levitt Bernstein Architects, London.
Ross Hansen's hyperreal documentary style paintings of animals in their natural habitats defy convention with their combination of painting techniques or overlaid text. They invite the viewer to question the point at which they find meaning in the practice of painting, continually testing and teasing. Some works have the ÔtruthÕ of a photograph, seemingly a simple transference of information from photograph to paint but include text that cunningly references the image itself. Others are painted with thick daubs of paint to create gaudy picture book representations which sit uneasily with the viewer.
This exhibition is Hansen's third at Vertigo since he completed his MA at the Slade School of Fine Art in 1997.
Image: Ross Hansen, Halcyon Days, oil on canvas 178x153 cm
gallery hours
11.00 - 19.00 tuesday - friday
11.00 to 6.00 saturday
or by appointment
contact the gallery
+44 (0)20 7613 1386
Vertigo Gallery
62 Great Eastern Street
Shoreditch
London EC2A 3QR