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Imagicons Life-size paintings by Gary Humffreys
Humffreys describes his work as a combination of real world social commentary and dream or nightmare characters; I wanna rip apart the world and find all the dark recesses and hidden things. I like conspiracy theories and finding out the dark secret so when I paint the real world I like to have those things exposed as well. Beast motifs speak of the human subconscious and base impulses.
Humffreys work presents a post-modern world where real events like the destruction of the twin towers occupy the same canvas as towering mummified women and ancient symbols on sculptures of rams. We gaze upon a world which mirrors our own in all its chaos and rich symbolism.
They are all just images. Is there a central truth or not?
Humffreys paints on a grand scale, creating works which employ various icons of the great religions and popular culture. Life-size figures are adorned with pharaoh garb and stretch out the arms of Shiva, cross legged in the grey metals of an industrialized world. Humffreys work forms a personal quest to make sense out a modern world in which so many truths have left us wondering if there is any central one at all. His solution is to create his own mythology.
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Life Work New works on paper by Sue Dorrington
Drawing has always been part of being an artist. It is the initial thinking process which goes into the making of a more involved work, tracing and sketching ideas before they become solid in a finished work. Life drawings particularly reveal this process, forming the images which connect to make a three dimensional form. As such they are the record of a dedicated practice, a continuity of thinking about the human form. Sue Dorrington is the epitome of such a practice, working as a concept, sculpture and paint artist for Human Model Making Ltd creating work for the film and advertising industry, as well as working as a practicing artist.
Going to life drawing is central to me feeling like an artist, and I consider it like piano practice, visual cord playing. Seeing and interpreting the demands of the human form, and gaining anatomical wisdom. This frees me with any visual creation .. These drawings are of life and are what I do lifework.
This show presents recent unframed works on paper which range from delicate pencil lines which whisper to the viewer to expressionistic use of paint and pastels to mould the body. |
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