edge of ordinary 4
Press release
edge of ordinary
Espacio Gallery ,159 Bethnal Green Road, London. E2 7DG
3rd - 15th November 2015
Private View 5th November 6-10pm
edge of ordinary4, the moniker for this group of artists and a focal point for many contemporary art practices. A range of genres have been successfully brought together in critical curation under one roof.
All the art exhibited is recognized by its art kinds, of which there are many on display. Dominic McIver Lopes, in his recent book “Beyond Art”, talks about the concept of art kinds. He writes that any work of art belongs to an art kind, and which in turn enhances an overall understanding and appreciation of art.
In the forthcoming exhibition edge of ordinary4, the artists exhibit new works that push at the boundaries of their practice. Drawing on what lies beyond those ‘edges’ comes the inspiration for their new works of art.
These artists have come together to present a combination of performance, sculpture, painting, installation, photography and ceramics.
Exhibiting Artists:
Gail Olding
Dom Chastney
Olivia Davis
Charlie Dillon
Pamela Gerrie
Graeme Messer
Jane Price
edge of ordinary
Espacio Gallery ,159 Bethnal Green Road, London. E2 7DG
3rd - 15th November 2015
Private View 5th November 6-10pm
edge of ordinary4, the moniker for this group of artists and a focal point for many contemporary art practices. A range of genres have been successfully brought together in critical curation under one roof.
All the art exhibited is recognized by its art kinds, of which there are many on display. Dominic McIver Lopes, in his recent book “Beyond Art”, talks about the concept of art kinds. He writes that any work of art belongs to an art kind, and which in turn enhances an overall understanding and appreciation of art.
In the forthcoming exhibition edge of ordinary4, the artists exhibit new works that push at the boundaries of their practice. Drawing on what lies beyond those ‘edges’ comes the inspiration for their new works of art.
These artists have come together to present a combination of performance, sculpture, painting, installation, photography and ceramics.
Exhibiting Artists:
Gail Olding
Dom Chastney
Olivia Davis
Charlie Dillon
Pamela Gerrie
Graeme Messer
Jane Price
Exhibiting Artists:
Gail Olding - In the early part of Milton’s epic poem, Paradise Lost, Satan returns from battle and ‘Tears, such as Angels weep, burst forth.’
In this work The Great Deep, there is a small bust of Satan cast in lead with golden tears, referencing the alchemic process of lead being turned to gold. Satan is seated on a bed of thorns where tears run, bullets grow and Morpheus shapes take form as the foundations of Pandemonium, the city which is built from The Deep.
In this work The Great Deep, there is a small bust of Satan cast in lead with golden tears, referencing the alchemic process of lead being turned to gold. Satan is seated on a bed of thorns where tears run, bullets grow and Morpheus shapes take form as the foundations of Pandemonium, the city which is built from The Deep.
Dom Chasteney - I am more interested in creative processes than direct depiction - building imagery through repetition and multi-layered surfaces, exploring variations in colour and tonal contrast. My paintings are types of ‘scape’ and some are like internalised worlds – perhaps microscopic/molecular, anatomical, planetary or figurative.
Olivia Davis - The work presented in this exhibition is both a progression and a deconstruction of my previous work. This can be seen through the running theme of the chequered flag. However, my new collection of black on black paintings takes the concept of the chequered flag further, and asks the observer to pay attention to the development and the breaking up of its form.
Charlie Dillon - All of the works can be considered as abstract, but cast in an attempt to create a personal symbolism where organic and uncontrolled meet the formal demands of composition. Delineation creates a sense of drawing about them. This is a personal body of work that responds to a variety of stimuli and creates a relationship between free form and playfulness with formality in attempting to search out a system or structure.
Pamela Gerrie - I was surprised that two diverse disciplines Fine Art and Quantum Physics appeared to have links at an almost subconscious level i.e. creative imagination, play, inquisitiveness, absorption in the materials or tools we use. Concepts, vision, break rules, analyse accidents or mistakes rather than reject them both have a strong creative drive for excellence.
Graeme Messer - Drawing on a background in theatre, Graham interweaves performance with assemblage and the written word to create an art that is direct, funny, moving, uncomfortable and unashamedly autobiographical. Themes that emerge include the dark side of childhood, empowerment and disempowerment, sexuality and difference and our universal search for love and approval.
Jane Price - I find maps inherently interesting as they have an allure that always draws me in to find the familiar and try to define my personal orientation and identification with them. I am continuing to explore the theme of maps in exploration of personal memories of my life in and around London.