‘Long established mediums harmonize with new media’
curated by Lloyd Gill
CLARE CARTER + ROSS MARKLEW + KATE BASSETT + ED ASHTON + TIM SKINNER + JONATHAN MOSS + IAN PENNA + MANUEL CAPURSO
The title of this group exhibition is ‘long established mediums harmonize with new media’ and the Lloyd Gill Gallery has gathered eight participating Artists. This group exhibition has investigated into the divisions of Contemporary Art, by showing an exhibition that elevates new media with older techniques. The gallery has selected Artists that work in Sculpture, Painting, Printmaking, with Artists working in Video and Photography.
Clare Carter, who has recently finished a residency in Norway this year,
is showing three paintings from a series
of work produced from another residency in Cyprus last year. Her work epitomises
distinct narratives through
transforming everyday scenes of gesture and rural landscape to slowdown human
characteristics. Clare has
received numerous awards including a Scholarship from Sandnes Kommune for
10 week residency at Stasjon
K Studios, Sandnes, Norway in 2008. In 2007, Clare was awarded a Leonard Da
Vinci grant (Grampus Heritage
Fund) for 3 month residency at Cyprus College of Art, Pafos, Cyprus. The Arts
Council England supplied Clare
with a grant for a 3 month residency at Upernavik Museum, Upernavik, Greenland
in 2006. Clare studied for a
BA in Fine Art (hons) at Batley School of Art & Design (UK) and continued
her studies at the Cyprus College
of Art for a Post-Graduate Diploma Fine Art and a ASET Exhibition Organisation
during 2006.
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Men in the valley, Oil on Canvas, 150cm x 100cm, 2007
Ross Marklew’s paintings made a sudden transition from representation
to abstraction after an experimental period while studying in Cardiff for
a BA (hons). His work ‘view of Newport Road’ is a mystical interpretation
with loss of perspective to enhance the dreamscape quality. Ross graduated
with a BA in Fine Art (hons) at the University of Wales Institute Cardiff,
2003 – 2006, (First Class).
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View of Newport Road, Oil on panel, 40cm x 41cm, 2006
Edward Ashton creates multiple depictions using collage which evolve into finalised paintings. Material is collected from a number of sources including old postcards. The images tend to be of a non-personal nature, and have predominantly focused on landscape and architecture. The landscapes tend to be dramatic, inspired by romantic paintings, while the buildings are often monumental. Edward graduated with a BA in Fine Art (hons) at the University of Wales Institute Cardiff, 2003 – 2006, (First Class).
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The Bridge, Acrylic on panel, 45.5cm x 35cm, 2008
Kate Bassett is a printmaker based in Cardiff. Kate is a dedicated printmaker
working primarily in the intaglio
processes of collagraph and drypoint. These techniques require physicality
and demand a ‘hands on’ approach
which Kate responded well to. Kate develop ideas for her work by studying
drawings and photographs of streets and
communal gatherings. The work is often melancholy yet humorous. Kate feels
this is reinforced by my drawing
style which gives a theatrical and dramatic sense of space. Kate graduated
with a BA in Fine Art (hons) at the University of Wales Institute Cardiff,
2003 – 2006,(First Class).
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The consequence of being irresponsible: After Jan Steen, Hand coloured Collagraph,
32cm x 38cm, 2006
Tim Skinner will be showing a number of video’s which explore his
fascination of understanding sound as a visual
format. Each video inhabits the movements of sound, which corresponds as a
visual representation our perception
recognises, such as the film ‘Butterfly’. Tim will be showing
a number of prints along side his video work. Tim
graduated in 2003 with a BA (Hons) in Fine Art at Colchester School of Art
and Design. He later received a Graduate
scholarship award in 2003-2004 at the Cuckoo Farm Studios, Colchester.
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Butterfly, video still, 2007
Jonathan Moss works in video, painting and printmaking. Elements of nineteenth
century European northern
romantic landscape painting are important to Jonathan for example, a search
for God in nature and
adopting light and darkness as metaphors, whilst he simultaneously takes inspiration
from modernism, especially the Abstract Expressionists acknowledging the painting
as a thing in itself,
the importance of the act of making and exploring the tension between abstraction
and figuration.
Jonathan will be showing videos that are in conjunction to paintings and prints
which contribute
to the series ‘Rivesaltes (Shoah)’. Jonathan has currently completed
his studies at the Royal College of Art,
London. PEP, Department of Printmaking in 2006. He studied for a PGCE at Oxford
University during
1995–1996 and completed a MA in Fine Art and Art History at The University
of Wales, Aberystwyth,
UK during 1991 – 1993.
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‘Rivesaltes (shoah) 11’ video still, 2007
Ian Penna works in Sculpture and the selected work for this exhibition transpires
the use of correlating
materials to collect into a state of formulating matter. He combines his skills
of preparation, investigation,
manipulation and the application of the materials in space. Ian graduated
from Falmouth University with a
BA in Fine Art (hons) and was one of the four finalists for the 2007 Midas
Award, Artonomy Fine Art, Truro.Ian is a member of the N.S.A ( Newlyn Society
of Artists).
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‘Slip’ Lino, steel, concrete, resin, sand, 70cm x 120cm x 150cm,
2005 - 2006
Manuel Capurso is showing a selection of Photography from the series of
work ‘beyond the darkness’,
which was generated while studying at the London College of Communication.
The work in this series
embodies a delusional state of perception, through the use of targeted light
thwarted into darkened social arenas.
Manuel graduated with an MA Photography, with distinction from the London
College of Communication in 2007.
He completed a Graduate Certificate in Digital Lens Based Image making from
the London College of
Communication, London in 2006. Manuel studied for a Masters degree in Labour
Science, Statale University,
Milan, Italy - Universidad de Granada, Spain in 2000. He has also completed
a first degree in Political Science,
specialisation in International – Politics Statale University, Milan,
Italy during 1997/98. Manuel has been selected for
the Photo Espana, Descubrimientos 2008 – finalist and also the Student
discovery award – selection 100 finalists
in 2007.
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Beyond the darkness 3, photographic print on diabond, 90cm x 60cm, 2007
Please view the participating
Artist pg for more
of their work
Private View: Saturday 8th March 2008, 7 to 10pm
Lee House 13 Beaconsfield Road Weston - Super - Mare Somerset BS23 1YE
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