exhibition

Unrealism

Tomas Georgeson

18.Feb.09 - 21.Feb.09
Wed-Sun 12-6 or by appt; first Thursdays 12-9

Private View, 19.Feb.09, 6:30-8:30 pm

Contemporary Art Projects
20 Rivington St
London EC2A 3DU
020 7739 1743
info@caprojects.com
www.commentart.com/ gallery/Contemporary_Art_Projects
Tube Old Street, Liverpool Street, Shoreditch / Hoxton

By using paint as a means with which to document performance and installation art, Tomas Georgeson manipulates its traditions, exposes its weaknesses and is still able to make beautiful paintings.

As memories of the live events fade, their significance begins to change until all that is left is a painting, perfect in its antiquity, like the centuries of paintings before it.

Already the winner of several major awards and prizes for his unique approach to the traditions of painting Georgeson has most recently been nominated for the 2008 Jerwood painting prize.

In 2006, Tomas Georgeson received an MA in Fine Art from Byam Shaw, Central Saint Martins. He also holds a BA(hons) Fine Art from University of Derby. Georgeson is a 2005 RBA Rome Scholar and has been in numerous group and solo shows. The artist has work in several national and international private collections.