6th February – 28th February 2009
Our first exhibition of 2009 included work by five artists creating prints, drawings and sculptures in the style of the “contemporary grotesque”.
Andrew James Jones’ prolific output of paintings, drawings and low budget self published photocopy books are gaining him an ever increasing global following, clashing together many diferent elements into his work to create a truly unique and disturbingly dark, humorous vision.
Kate McMorrine is an artist from the Isle of Skye. Her practice is grounded in the discipline of drawing and deals with narratives found in misheard conversations and the story-telling tradition. Activating the visual with the use of such things as automatic drawing, old photographs and cut outs she forms characters and narratives which inhabit a personal world.
Mudwig Dan’s unique combination of “borrowed” photographs and illustrations make for some very surreal collages. Dan is inspired by things such as animal’s bodies, blitzkriegs, hills, triangles and trees. He finds photos (usually of dogs or women), crops the bit he wants to use, then draws on top of the photos using a combination of Brushpens, Acrylics and other tools
RCA graduate James Unsworth cites Daniel Johnston as one inspiration for his detailed depictions of dark worlds. He draws upon historical images of folk culture and the popular press to show a world where elderly transsexual page three models, faded glamour and popular culture all share the same space, within these images questioning current ideas of taste, beauty, attraction, highness and lowness.
Seth Scriver is a Canadian interdisciplinary artist who records his personal journeys through the eyes of bizarre and active stenciled then drawn characters who feature in his animations, sculpture, painting, and drawing.
