Myth, Magic & Madness

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Myth, Magic & Madness

View Art Gallery presents a group show co-curated by Clare Ferguson-Walker

Myth, Magic & Madness September 9 - October 30, 2011

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

CORRIE CHISWELL CLARE FERGUSON-WALKER GLENN IBBITSON LAURA MEREDITH ADAM WHITE

CORRIE CHISWELL Corrie Chiswell uses symbolism that embraces a dual meaning and frequently an opposing one.

She invites the viewer to decipher an underlying cryptic narrative that explores her interaction with the world. Although the work is often intense and introspective it challenges us to recognise feelings of common experience.

The Unbearable Encumberance of Being a Princess oil on canvas 83 x 83 cm ÂŁ4,840

left: Dream of Flight oil on canvas 92 x 84 cm £4,620 over page left: Snow Queen oil on canvas 94 x 94 cm £4,840 over page right: A Splinter for Your Soul oil on canvas 63 x 63 cm £2,200

Hiding Place oil on canvas 61 x 61 cm ÂŁ1,760

The Reluctant Hero oil on canvas 42 x 42 cm ÂŁ835

left: Disillusion oil on canvas 88 x 78 cm £3,960 right (and front cover): Psyche oil on canvas 79 x 78 cm £3,960 over page left: Beauty and the Beast oil on canvas 127 x 102 cm £5,500 over page right: Gerda oil on canvas 41 x 37 cm £990

CLARE FERGUSON-WALKER Sculptor and co-curator of the exhibition, Clare Ferguson-Walker, draws upon elements of folklore and mythology, extracting age old truths woven into our collective sub-conscious. The narrative in her distorted figures has moral, emotional and physical relevance, regardless of time period or cultural status.

King Midas and his Touch bronze resin, edition of 25 45 x 25 cm ÂŁ2,200

Left: The Lonely King bronze resin, edition of 25 40 x 30 cm ÂŁ1,980

Right: Blind Faith Borne of Persistent Patience ceramic and found object 50 x 25 cm ÂŁ1,540

Previous page left: Centaur bronze resin, edition of 25 35 x 25 cm £1,980

Previous page right: Narcissus bronze resin, edition of 25 27 x 18 cm £1,320

Left: Blueman resin, edition of 6 120 x 55 cm £1,760

above: Pointman marker and spray paint on card 52 x 42 cm ÂŁ1,950

left: Caught the Sun oxided ceramic 30 x 10 cm £310

middle: Holding the Moon oxided ceramic 40 x 10 cm £310

right: Reach for the Stars oxided ceramic 40 x 10 cm £310

Left: Relic ceramic (wall mounted) 25 x 27 cm £450 far right: Gold Angel ceramic 18 x 7 cm £220 near right: Blood Angel ceramic 12 x 7 cm £220

GLENN IBBITSON Inspired by film-making, Glenn Ibbitson re-creates imagined scenarios and fantasies, stimulated by his amusement and intrigue. The vivid imagery in his paintings emphasise the importance of magic in understanding human capabilities.

Human Bridge acrylic/oil on canvas 126 x 126 cm ÂŁ3,850

Claw oil on canvas 190 x 91 cm £3,300

Claw (Drawing) charcoal/acrylic on paper 80 x 52 cm ÂŁ550

left: Conjoined Twins acrylic/oil on canvas 104 x 92 cm £3,100 Right: Conjoined Twins (Drawing) charcoal on paper 80 x 52 cm £550 Over page: Lincolnshire Giant oil on canvas 64 x 126 cm £2,750

left: Levitating Lady oil on canvas 126 x 91 cm £3,300

right: Green Hoop oil on canvas 63 x 52 cm £1,100

over page left: Smoke and Mirrors oil on canvas 183 x 152 cm £5,500

over page right: Levitator acrylic/oil on canvas 183 x 143 cm £5,500

left: The Hawkman charcoal on paper 52 x 80 cm £550

over page left: Horus oil on canvas 122 x 91 cm £3,300

over page right: Mermaid oil on canvas 122 x 91 cm £3,300

LAURA MEREDITH The sculptures of Laura Meredith adopt a comedic symbolism of the grotesque. They challenge us to consider our neglect of the opinions of the very old and young... mad or just different?

right: Faerie Specimen mixed media in display case 13 x 13 cm £825 over page left: King Lear mixed media on plinth 30 x 15 cm £550 over page right: Titania mixed media on canvas 23 x 36 cm £465

left: Sparrow mixed media on canvas 26 x 36 cm £440 right: Ugly Duckling mixed media on canvas 26 x 36 cm £440

Cobweb mixed media in glass jar 35 x 15 cm ÂŁ495

Ophelia mixed media in glass jar 35 x 15 cm ÂŁ495

Bottom mixed media on canvas 25 x 35 cm ÂŁ440

Nuts mixed media sculpture 33 x 31 cm ÂŁ770

ADAM WHITE Watercolourist, Adam White, aims to reconcile belief systems. He fuses ancient beliefs about life, death and the afterlife with contemporary science. He is curious about where science and ethics intersect, and is intrigued by the way in which aesthetics and morality can collide.

Sleeper Cell watercolour on paper 100 x 60 cm ÂŁ1,100

Casting Out Bones watercolour and ink on paper 150 x 235 cm ÂŁ4,500

Exit Strategies watercolour and ink on paper 70 x 40 cm ÂŁ1,100

left: Other Crucifixions watercolour and ink on paper 164 x 240 cm ÂŁ4,400

right: Hymn for a Better World watercolour on paper 150 x 235 cm ÂŁ3,700

left: At Home Without Memory/ the Bones will not Forget watercolour on paper 150 x 235 cm ÂŁ9,350 previous page left: Glove Puppet Opera watercolour and ink on paper 100 x 60 cm ÂŁ1,100

right: Inside the Swarm watercolour on paper 100 x 60 cm ÂŁ1,320 previous page right: The Sorcerer watercolour and ink on paper 70 x 40 cm ÂŁ550

“Extraordinary imagination from five artists who explore the crossover of fantasy and reality from the past and within, using superb technique in a breadth of styles and media �

Nick Waugh, View Art Gallery

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