The Shining Guest catalogue

The Shining Guest

Beth Carter solo exhibition November 20 - January 18

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View Art Gallery presents a solo show

by Beth Carter

The Shining Guest November 20 - January 18, 2015

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

Beth Carter From London to New York, Beth Carter’s sculptures and drawings have been making personal connections with a growing fan base.

The conflicting emotions evoked by the artist’s imagined characters resonate with every viewer in an individual way. With power there is vulnerability, in fear there is tenderness, in sadness there is beauty.

This extraordinary new collection includes some familiar creatures in Minotaur with Moth and Dog Mask Figure, and introduces some new animal and human combinations in Standing Elephant and Grinder’s Monkey.

Complimenting the bronze sculptures are equally high-impact drawings, where fantasy meets reality, but with no clear line between the two. In the beautiful and sinister drawings, The Dreaming Chair and The Gathering we are challenged to determine who are the dreamers and who are the dreamed.

We are taken on an emotional journey of discovery as we uncover the identities and characters of this evocative artwork. We may be taken back to childhood stories, dreams and nightmares, or memories that lie between truth and imagination.

Beth Carter’s art is aesthetically beautiful and at the same time can be uncomfortable as it probes the hidden layers of our thoughts and experiences.

DOG MASK FIGURE bronze or bronze resin edition of 15 175 x 52 x 57 cm

WOLF WITH DEER bronze edition of 15 71 x 28 x 23 cm

THE GATHERING

charcoal and pastel on paper 127 x 97 cm

MINOTAUR AND MOTH bronze, edition of 15 32 x 25 x 30 cm

KING OF THE BIRDS bronze or bronze resin edition of 15 120 x 55 x 85 cm

BOXER

bronze edition of 15 96 x 30 x 26 cm

GRINDER’S MONKEY bronze edition of 15 82 x 27 x 19 cm

THE FORGETTING ROOM charcoal on paper 127 x 97 cm

THE BRIGHT RIVER

charcoal on paper 127 x 97 cm

THE DUNCE

bronze (WIP) edition of 15 61 x 20 x 16 cm

far left: DAY DREAMER bronze edition of 15 86 x 24 x 28 cm

left: NIGHT DREAMER bronze edition of 15 88 x 41 x 19 cm

FOOL

bronze, edition of 15 47 x 17 x 14 cm

left: STANDING ELEPHANT bronze or bronze resin edition of 15 130 x 30 x 46 cm

right: THE ORGAN GRINDER charcoal on paper 127 x 97 cm

FOX AND PHEASANT bronze edition of 15 50 x 27 x 25 cm

SMALL KING

bronze edition of 15 34 x 13 x 7 cm

THE DREAMING CHAIR

charcoal on paper 127 x 97 cm (also available as photogravure print)

TRAVELING SHOES

bronze, edition of 15 16 x 13 x 19 cm (each shoe)

left: MR DOUBLEDREAM bronze edition of 15 85 x 21 x 24 cm

LEADING THE GIANT bronze edition of 15 57 x 19 x 28 cm (giant)

SKELETON BOY charcoal on paper 120 x 130 cm

BOY WITH BIRDS

charcoal on paper 76 x 57 cm

CLOCKWORK ELEPHANT bronze edition of 15 19 x 15 x 20 cm

right: CLOCKWORK BEAR bronze edition of 15 23 x 13 x 19 cm

BOY BRAVE

bronze edition of 15 60 x 14 x 10 cm

MESSENGER

bronze edition of 15 50 x 26 x 24 cm

SLEEPING MINOTAUR bronze, edition of 15 50 x 24 x 16 cm

SANDMAN

bronze, edition of 15 38 x 25 x 17 cm

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