Momentum catalogue

A Beautiful Death Giant Snails

& Tiny Lions

September 19 - November 17, 2013

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MOMENTUM

View Art Gallery presents a group show

MOMENTUM

Januery 16 - March 9, 2014

View Art Gallery 159-161 Hotwells Road Bristol BS8 4RY United Kingdom for enquiries: +44 (0)5603 116753 info@viewartgallery.co.uk

CARLY ASHDOWN SHERROD BARNES-GINIFER DAMIAN DALY JAMES HOLDSWORTH LOUSI MASIS MICHEL PARESH NRSHINGA TIM PAVIER JAMES TEBBUTT RICHARD TWOSE

CARLY ASHDOWN Expressive, dynamic and vibrant, Carly Ashdown’s paintings are a celebration of life.

Drawing upon the deeply felt but unnameable experience of being alive, Carly uses paint and other media to create a myriad of emotions which echo the human experience.

Explorations of how we come to understand ourselves, the world around us, and particularly the idea of personal transformation all act as inspiration behind her work.

Carly is particularly fascinated by the illusory quality paint offers, “after all it’s just paint, or ‘matter’, yet working with it opens doorways to a new paradigm.” She aims for her work to invite viewers to, step into and experience beyond, what we are accustomed to in our everyday lives.

The Fall acrylic, oil on canvas 100 x 100 cm £1,200

Exhale acrylic, oil on canvas 76 x 92 cm ÂŁ1,100

The Dance acrylic, oil on canvas 92 x 122 cm ÂŁ1,200

Preparing for Flight acrylic, oil on canvas 70 x 100 cm ÂŁ1,200

Ice White Heat acrylic, oil on canvas 70 x 100 cm ÂŁ1,200

Face With A View acrylic, oil on canvas 76 x 92 cm ÂŁ1,100

Flame acrylic, oil on canvas 70 x 100 cm ÂŁ1,200

SHERROD BARNES-GINIFER The subject of much of Sherrod’s work is the challenge in life to love and feel free simultaneously.

Seeking escape from constraints, she therefore creates figures that move, dance, fly and fall through space.

Her work also hints at a more sinister concept. The emphasis placed on these overt displays of thrill seeking and risk taking can also be seen as a temptation to death. We all want freedom and fun, but can this pursuit of selfish desire also lead to destruction?

Oakley high fired stoneware 45 x 51 x 48 cm ÂŁ825

Impact (left) high fired stoneware 57 x 48 x 43 cm ÂŁ1,100

Wave Rider (right) high fired stoneware 50 x 72 x 54 cm ÂŁ935

Skater Kid high fired stoneware 62 x 40 x 40 cm ÂŁ1,050

Roller Girl high fired stoneware 97 x 30 x 30 cm ÂŁ1,100

Vertigo (left) high fired stoneware 71 x 56 x 56 cm ÂŁ825

White Hawk (right) high fired stoneware 58 x 42 x 42 cm ÂŁ1,320

DAMIAN DALY Inspired by a wide range of influences, from memories and his subconscious to sci-fi and comic books, Damain’s imagination is captivating. Having nothing but a vague theme in mind before he begins each image, the resulting drawings always retain an element of fantasy through the mysticism that they emit.

The beauty behind the art is how it inspires viewer participation. The detailed layers of narrative mean that the audience are on a continuous journey of discovery, constantly able to unearth new elements and points of intrigue.

WW1 Selene the Shining pen on paper 78 x 58 cm ÂŁ875

Desire Production Machine 1 pen on paper 78 x 58 cm ÂŁ875

Tornado Fighter Pilots pen on paper 78 x 58 cm ÂŁ875

Procession 1 pen on paper 78 x 58 cm ÂŁ875

JAMES HOLDSWORTH Controlled chaos, humour and horror are all merged in James Holdsworth’s extraordinary paintings.

Seemingly playful on first appearance, James paints to visually express his understanding about existence in the 21st century and references to the past. His work aims to examine society’s lusts and desire with fortune and fame and, consequentially, to highlight our insecurities.

Recognisable figures from all walks of life are typically paired with iconographic cartoon characters. Through this, James seeks to expose the dark reality behind the glossy facade. The cartoons act as a representation of a consumer-laden dream world behind which lies layers of a more brutal reality.

And The Lady Sings The Blues paint and collage on canvas 101 x 101 cm £3,800

I’ve Got It All (left) paint and collage on canvas 61 x 71 cm £1,550

Purple Haze (right) paint and collage on canvas 116 x 116 cm £3,995

Marilyn paint and collage on canvas 42 x 50 cm ÂŁ1,200

Surviving Picasso paint and collage on canvas 61 x 71 cm ÂŁ1,550

The Rebirth of Venus paint and collage on canvas TBD cm £TBD

In The Hit Of The Night (right) paint and collage on canvas 61 x 71 cm £1,550

LOUIS MASAI MICHEL Louis Masai Michel explores the exhibition theme through his fascination and love of endangered birds. Momentum is explored through bird migration and the struggle for survival faced in the ever changing enviromnet.

The use of unusal materials and the injection of humour in the titles make these intriguing pieces appealing on many levels.

Plenty acrylic and bitumen on reclaimed wood 117 x 155 cm ÂŁ1,400

Are You Cheating O Me, You Need To Move Out acrylic and bitumen on reclaimed wood 53 x 106 cm ÂŁ870

Dont Forget the Keys to the Hoiday Home acrylic and bitumen on reclaimed wood 55 x 110 cm ÂŁ870 Lets Get Married and Migrate (next page) acrylic and bitumen on reclaimed wood 47 x 95 cm ÂŁ870

PARESH NRSHINGA Exotic and vibrant; Paresh Nrshinga’s abstract art displays a unique amalgamation of spirituality and mysticism.

By adopting a “not thinking but feeling” ethos towards his art, he employs his subconscious to create an energetic mix of emotion and movement within his paintings.

Enriched in vibrant colours, both bold and rare, we can see evidence of extensive travelling throughout Africa, India and Europe influencing the vivacious palette. Through utilising the striking blends found in the eastern colours of dress, pigment and lush spices, he reflects his love of nature and culture.

Fire Within oil on canvas 38 x 38 cm £950

Sunset oil on canvas 38 x 38 cm ÂŁ950

Lilac Infusion oil on canvas 38 x 38 cm ÂŁ950

Scarlet Dream oil on canvas 38 x 38 cm ÂŁ950

Summer Night oil on canvas 38 x 38 cm ÂŁ950

Sunset Romance oil on canvas 36 x 36 cm ÂŁ895

La Luna oil on canvas 36 x 36 cm ÂŁ895

TIM PAVIER Tim’s subject matter deals predominantly with human perception and how unseen concepts such as sound and motion can be perceived.

Tim’s creative practice begins by taking photographs in motion, causing his subjects to appear “jaggedly and rapidly twisting.” By using photographs as a reference to paint, he drains the captured motion from the camera onto the work surface and then fits the image to reach the archetype of motion in his mind.

This distortion of his fascinating figures and scenes create unusual shapes and expressions, which are simultaneously unnerving and intriguing.

Moskovkaya oil on wood 33 x 28 cm £600

Subterranean oil on wood 59 x 47 cm ÂŁ495

January oil on wood 68 x 52 cm £600

Ghost (left) oil on wood 66 x 48 cm £550

Seeker (right) oil on wood 35 x 28 cm £425

JAMES TEBBUTT James’ work demonstrates his ongoing exploration of the medium of paint. Varying styles of paint application – the drip the splatter, the expressionistically painted, the flat, the cartoon like, the smooth, the rough, all created with different types of paint, jostle for position on the finished canvas.

The imagery used is drawn from a wide variety of sources, including magazines, the internet, photographs, news media, and art historical. This reflects not only his own wide ranging interests but also the wide range of visual stimulus in the world around him. It is these images, their relationship with each other and their relationship with the more abstract, expressionist, paint marks that interests him.

Bang! oil, acrylic on canvas 100 x 100 cm £1,320

Tiger oil, acrylic on canvas 51 x 61 cm ÂŁ550

White Rose oil, acrylic on canvas 61 x 51 cm ÂŁ550

RICHARD TWOSE Ethereal yet edgy, Richard Twose’s paintings elicit a quiet stillness through their subtle use of colour and composition. Mysterious figures, spatial distortion and unusual perspectives all combine to create his fascinating scenes.

Twose has a talent for seeing beneath our complexities to unveil the hidden personality of his subjects. With hints to mythology and symbols, we the viewer, ultimately want to know more.

Girl Leaving oil on board 108 x 89 cm

Lilac Chair no 2 oil on board 35 x 24 cm

Plum Coloured Sofa oil on board 35 x 24 cm

Bent Wood Chairs oil on board 55 x 45 cm

Two Open Doors oil on board 55 x 45 cm

Girl With Three Kitchen Chairs oil on board 55 x 45 cm

Round Back Chair oil on board 55 x 45 cm

Red Lamp no 3 oil on board 35 x 24 cm

Yellow Dress oil on board 35 x 24 cm

NEW PRINT We are pleased to make available a new print from Tim Pavier.

‘Tryffid’ was the painting that won Tim the ‘First Impressions 2013’ prize at View.

There are 25 limited edition prints available from our online shop or at the gallery.

For the full range of limited edition prints, exclusive to View, please visit viewartprints.co.uk

Tryffid

by Tim Pavier limited edition print edition of 25 42 x 25 cm £65 unframed £130 framed

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