This publication includes the work of ten artists currently working in Britain, whose works were shown in a two-part series of exhibitions, celebrating contemporary painting by presenting a snapshot of current practice amongst a generation of artists. The exhibitions themselves open up areas of practice between figurative and non-figurative imagery. Some works incorporate external references into an abstract format, and others encompass figuration, but through reference to schematic imagery and graphic design. Each of the ten artists has been written about by a different contributor and there is an extended text by Jon Thompson. Brief biographies for each of the artists are also included
Exhibition at the John Hansard Gallery, University of Southampton, July-August 2008. Juan Bolivar's paintings occupy seemingly extreme positions. They playfully exist somewhere between abstraction and the recognisable world and they hint both at humour and tragedy. Geometry Wars presents a new body of work painted mostly in 'greyscale' and muted tones. The title describes Bolivar's 'struggle with abstraction'; whether to subjugate the square and present it as pure form, or whether to animate it into the world of figuration. Juan Bolivar was born in Caracas, Venezuela, and lives and works in London.
Produced by Paul Antick, itourist? is a multi-media project that uses billboard art, writing and the internet to pose a series of questions about the relationship between the Holocaust, Jewish identities and mass tourism in the 21st century. In December 2006 fourteen 10 x 20ft billboards - produced by Paul Antick and Syd Shelton - were simultaneously erected in Southampton, London and Terezin, Czech Republic (formerly Theresienstadt concentration camp), each remaining in situ for two weeks. The Southampton billboards were located in St. Andrews Rd (nr Medina Mosque), Commercial Rd (adj. Mayflower Theatre), 137-138 St Mary's St and Harbour Parade. An accompanying website www.visual-culture.com forms an important, constitutive part of the project. Functioning like a digital notebook, the artist hopes that it will encourage discussion and ideas regarding itourist? It provides audiences with the opportunity to post their own thoughts about the project, as well as including other billboard locations and further information. To coincide with the billboard project a one day symposium, Journeys through the Holocaust, took place at the John Hansard Gallery on 11 December 2006.
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