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Sparkes wallpaper installations reference the history and popular culture of wall papers in England. The ‘pub wallpapers’ dedicated to a particular leitmotif- the artist’s drinking haunts in her home town of Reading, are a homage to the fabulously grotesque wallpapers that grace the walls of these establishments. The labour-intensive process of hand-painting each repeat motif, is both an obsessive and cathartic act, an attempt to exorcise the ghosts of memories that are held within each building.
She lives and works in London and studied at Chelsea School of Art & Design, Kingston University and Middlesex University. |
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Shelagh Wakely’s work has for many years been concerned with the ephemeral and transitory.
Before studying painting and screen printing at Chelsea College of Art (1958-62) studied agriculture. 1963-68 freelance textile designer, made large scale screen prints and clothes also ttaught in UK, Ghana & Pakistan. 1968-71 held a research fellowship at the RCA,London. Since 1972, when she started making sculpture, showing & making installations in galleries. 1989-99 video documentaries of artist's works for Henry Moore Trust and others.Recently commissioned to make large scale works for private & public buildings. Works and lives in London. |
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Controversial, from California |
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I attempt in my work, both abstract and figurative, to demonstrate a physicality and energy that can transcend the static medium to glimpse the roiling emotions of the subject, be they sensations of guilt, melancholy, aggression etc. Most of my figurative paintings are portraits, in which I use light or fluid effects to see how sophisiticated human expressions can be captured. I might, for example, place the sitter in a consciously dramatic evironment, such as entrapped in a cage formed by light and shade, or perhaps with his features partially obscured by a semi-opaque liquid that has overtones of bodily fluids and brings out issues of sexuality. |
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Dolores Del Rio is standing in the corner holding the Velvet Underground. Close up. Now we can admire the Pin Up standing in a row.
Next chapter: smiley Babes are dancing alone and look...they are forming a rosette, WOW!
Welcome to Eefos. |
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He’s a free hand artist. He doesn’t use stencils. That makes him a painter, the only difference with the traditional definition being the use of spray cans instead of brushes. |
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Working at night, the darkened room is illuminated by a projection of light. A flatbed scanner becomes the artists tool for representation. The process involves the act of placing the object in direct contact with the cleaned transparent surface of the scanner. An indexical trace recorded by the passing beam of light. Through conversations and untold stories, inanimate objects that embody a sense of memory and touch are selected and removed from their origin. The result is an image of meticulous detail and clarity suspended within a dark relief. |
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Fundamental to Woolham’s work is an attempt to unravel the fragile processes of memory, specifically the relationship between events, and the sites they occupy; bringing to light uncanny irreducible playgrounds of fantasy and adventure.
He lives and works in London and studied at Chelsea College of Art and Design. Selected exhibitions include: 2006 Paper Cuts, Bury St Edmunds Art Gallery, London. Solo exhibitions at the Lowry, Manchester and Hoxton Distillery. 2005-2006 Artist Residency, Baltic, Gateshead. He is currently on a residency/commission in Ireland. |
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Education.
2004-2006 BA Fine Art in Education, Academy of Visual Arts, Maastricht.
1999-2004 BA Fine Art (Printmaking), School of the Arts, Utrecht.
Selected Exhibitions.
2007 Koningskerkje, Vierlingsbeek. Paintings, solo exhibition.
2007 Sheraton Park Lane Hotel, London. Paintings, group exhibition.
2005 Printmaking Gallery, Den Bosch. Jung talent 2005, Printmaking, group exhibition.
2004 Jaarbeurs, Utrecht. Printmaking / Painting, group exhibition.
2003 RMIT, Melbourne. Mixed media, group exhibition.
2003 Academy gallery, Utrecht. Printmaking, group exhibition.
2003 Printmaking Gallery, Utrecht. Printmaking, group exhibition |
