Bruce McLean - Sculptures of Jugs and Paintings of Sculptures of Jugs

BRUCE MCLEAN

Sculptures of Jugs and Paintings of Sculptures of Jugs

1616MARCH 12APRIL APRIL MARCH -- 12 CCA GALLERIES INTERNATIONAL 10 HILL STREET ST HELIER JE2 4UA

CCA Galleries International is pleased to present an exhibition of new and recent works by Scottish artist Bruce McLean. The exhibition comprises ceramic sculptures of jugs, and paintings of these same sculptures, as well as prints, all produced between 2022 and 2023.

BRUCE MCLEAN Sculptures of Jugs and Paintings of Sculptures of Jugs

16 MARCH - 12 APRIL 2024 Private View Thursday 15 March 5:30-7:30pm Gallery opening times Monday - Friday 12:00 - 6:00 PM Weekend by appointment only

CCA Galleries International has shown works of art by both locally and internationally renowned artists. Established in 2013, the gallery was opened by Sir Peter Blake and is known for bringing the best of British contemporary art to Jersey. Spanning over three floors, the former Royal Court Chambers was renovated exclusively for the gallery.

CCA Galleries International regularly holds events, talks and workshops which run alongside the full programme of exhibitions by some of the most accomplished, established and sought after artists currently practising.

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BRUCE MCLEAN

Sculptures of Jugs and Paintings of Sculptures of Jugs Bruce McLean (born 1944) is a Scottish sculptor, performance artist and painter. He is a leading figure in British contemporary art, famous for his abstract paintings, sculptures and prints as well as his experimental techniques.

Operating in a permanent state of movement and invention, he playfully creates work in all forms of media. Humour and wit play a central role, with the artist often parodying the art world and established art forms.

The exhibition’s title is characteristically straight-talking, as McLean makes plain that we shall encounter the same subject matter in paint and in sculpture (indeed, in painted sculptures). Central to the exhibition are McLean’s ceramic sculptures: jugs that vary from the functional to the whimsical, each piece a study in form, whether squat, spikily pointed or wonkily towering. These ceramics serve as both subject and object, inviting viewers into a dialogue that bridges art and its everyday subjects.

The jugs, stripped to their essential shapes, become symbols on their own as well as within the paintings. The artist’s ceramics are presented adjacent to, and in alternation with their respective paintings, not as separate series but rather as a family of works.

Bruce McLean was born in Glasgow and studied at Glasgow School of Art from 1961 to 1963, and at Saint Martin’s School of Art, London, from 1963 to 1966. At Saint Martin’s, McLean studied with Anthony Caro and Phillip King. In reaction to what he regarded as the academicism of his teachers he began making sculpture from rubbish.

McLean’s work has been exhibited in prestigious venues and is part of significant collections worldwide, including the Tate Gallery in London, the Museum of Modern Art in New York, and the Centre Pompidou in Paris. His pieces have been showcased in major exhibitions such as “When Attitudes become Form” at Kunsthalle Bern, “New Spirit in Painting” at the Royal Academy of London, “Zeitgeist” in Berlin, and various Documentas, as well as the Venice Biennale.

I don’t think of what I do as art. I think of it as sculpture. Even if it’s a painting, it’s a painting made by a sculptor.

Bruce McLean

Untitled Acrylic on canvas 80 x 60 cm £15,750.00 (inc GST)

Untitled Ceramic 21 x 37 x 13 cm £2,100.00 (inc GST)

Three Ceramics in Grey Interior Acrylic on canvas 120 x 100 cm £26,250.00 (inc GST)

Untitled Ceramic 35.6 x 10 x 6.8 cm £1,837.50 (inc GST)

Modern Bowl Plus Tangerine Acrylic on canvas 120 x 100 cm £26,250.00 (inc GST)

The Settled Lemon Test 1 Acrylic on canvas 120 x 100 cm £26,250.00 (inc GST)

Horizontal and Vertical Striped Plinths Acrylic on canvas 70 x 101 cm £21,000.00 (inc GST)

(left) Untitled Ceramic 23 x 22.5 x 5 cm £1,575.00 (inc GST)

(right) Untitled Ceramic 37 x 25 x 5 cm £2,100.00 (inc GST)

Two Vases Plus One Jug on Ochre Ground Acrylic on canvas 120 x 100 cm £26,250.00 (inc GST)

(left) Untitled Ceramic 21.5 x 28.5 x 5 cm £1,575.00 (inc GST)

(right) Untitled Ceramic 40 x 5.5 x 5 cm £1,837.50 (inc GST)

Untitled Acrylic on canvas 80 x 60 cm £15,750.00 (inc GST)

Untitled Ceramic 21.5 x 19.5 x 4.5 cm £1,575.00 (inc GST)

Fat White Jug and White Vase Acrylic on canvas 120 x 100 cm £26,250.00 (inc GST)

Untitled Ceramic 22 x 27.3 x 4.5 cm £1,837.50 (inc GST)

Thin Jug Ceramic 38 x 28 x 6.5 cm £1,837.50 (inc GST)

Two Black Jugs Against Black Background Oil and acrylic on canvas 120 x 100 cm £26,250.00 (inc GST)

Reclining Black Vase Plus Orange Spot Oil and acrylic on canvas 120 x 100 cm £26,250.00 (inc GST)

Untitled Ceramic 23 x 12 x 6 cm £1,575.00 (inc GST)

Untitled Ceramic 28 x 8 x 5 cm £1,575.00 (inc GST)

Untitled Ceramic 35 x 14 x 5 cm £1,575.00 (inc GST)

A Jug and a Vase in a Grey Interior Silkscreen Print Edition 49 of 50 £1,881.25 (framed, inc GST)

Passed the Tangerine Test Silkscreen Print Edition 49 of 50 £1,881.25 (framed, inc GST)

Blue Anemones with Striped Vase Silkscreen Edition 27 of 50 £1,775.00 (framed, inc GST)

Two Minimal Vases in a Grey Interior with Blue Anemones Silkscreen Edition 50 of 75 £1,775.00 (framed, inc GST)

Red Hot Autumn Silkscreen Edition 38 of 75 £1,078.75 (framed, inc GST)

Light Blue Garden Seat with Violet Stalks Silkscreen Edition 17 of 75 £1526.00 (framed, inc GST)

Hot Spring Path Silkscreen Edition 51 of 75 £1,526.00 (framed, inc GST)

Fresh White Spring Silkscreen Edition 52 of 75 £1,557.25.00 (framed, inc GST)