Art Guide
Third Mind
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THIRD-MIND Fine Art Exhibition THE LEOPARD – Gallery Space.
Karl Scott is a Doncaster-born travelling DIY singer-songwriter and artist who can be
Doncopolitan alongside DCLC developed a gallery space for local unknown artists wishing to develop and explore new work. Third-Mind is a Fine Art Exhibition by James Phaily and Mark Bailey that took place from the 15th of April - 6th May. I first met Mark Bailey in the summer of 1993. He was living in ‘sunny’ Hyde Park and was on his own personal journey to lose himself, but eventually find himself within the pathways of altered states and exploratory planes of consciousness, playing games that are composed of time. Before meeting Mark, I had the opportunity to apprehend his art, which virtually sang to
found performing at venues such as Cask Corner, Mason’s Arms, Rum Rooms and Vintage. Alongside being a staple of the Doncaster music scene, Karl often travels across Europe and in particular Germany, where he has become a mainstay of the house concert scene. Karl’s music and art is based on an upcycling philosophy, whereby he uses materials around him to create his work. Last year he used past copies of Doncopolitan as covers for his EP, Locating Life. His other projects have included transforming juice cartons into useable and useful purses and recording in derelict buildings for their natural acoustics. Vinyl Icons pays homage to the great and good of the music world, whist upcycling vinyl which would otherwise end up in landfill. You can check out Karl’s latest creations at Vintage on Silver Street.
me (complete with industrial-strength death punk) of a startling immediacy and clarity with which, when imported into one’s own consciousness, became something liminal. Over the course of two years, Mark initiated me into the ways of the psychonaut, one who develops an attunement to different planes of consciousness. The times we spent together developed into a subjective ethos which, as a writer, artist and performer, continually speaks to me in strands of longevity and endurance. I will never forget for I will never be the same again… The advent of the Third-Mind exhibition heralds the rejuvenation of our friendship and arguably shows the kindred development of our aesthetics. After following our own creative paths for a number of years, we at last joined forces for an exciting opportunity. We both work in a similar manner, allowing our creative ideas to develop, sometimes automatically and in altered-states, in order to bring everything forth that the aesthetic of our art needs. Our intention is to make each artefact as immediate and liminal as possible. However, as artists we both intend that this experimentation should not lead to any loss of direction in the work. As artists we both draw and paint from within, from the guiding light of hope that is our creative soul, and jointly we have the intrinsic, artistic need to create. Even though Mark is an ‘outsider’ artist, his painting and drawing shows no lack of slick directness in its form and line. As for myself, I sincerely hope that my offerings visualise a further development of my own esoteric aesthetic since leaving art college. The edge of time, immediacy, liminality and the sub culture of underground music are all on offer at the gallery space of The Leopard. The making of art, for Mark and me, is not just an activity to be done; it is something we are. James Phaily
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WORKING Lives Paintings and Drawings by David Venables 16th April - 25th June David Venables is an acclaimed British artist born and still residing locally. His current exhibition at Doncaster Museum and Art Gallery is made up of his earlier work depicting Doncaster in the 1960s . We recommend you check out this exhibition, which will draw you into the everyday world of the mid-century Doncastrian.