24 April 2008 at 6pm
Enrico David first came to attention in 1999 with a series of large-scale, embroidered canvases, exhibited in the group exhibition New Labour at the Saatchi Gallery. Always using drawing as a backbone but also borrowing from traditional craft techniques and stylistic design, David employs these with mischief, playfulness and a certain knowing crudeness: setting before us a cast of characters in theatrical situations and mock stage sets. Sources of inspiration include 1920’s Picasso and design styles such as Italian Carnivalesque and Art Deco.
Central to the exhibition is the work that bears its title. Ultra Paste is a re-imagined facsimile of the artist’s childhood bedroom. Taking his inspiration from a 1935 photo-collage by artist Dora Maar, we see a teenage Enrico engaged in a perverse embrace with a generic anatomical mannequin. Other works range from objects and photographs to large canvases and installation.
Joining us to explore these bizarre, and sometimes disturbing, exhibits, will be Zoe Fothergill – Curator, Education and Development of Talbot Rice.
30 March 2006 at 6pm
A chance for members to explore the ‘psychological possibilities of animation’ through the eyes of Glasgow-based artist Katy Dove.
This month, we are giving you the opportunity to view a new work commissioned by the Talbot Rice Gallery (TRG) and the Pump House Gallery in London. a who? consists of a series of watercolours painted on linen, presented as a large format projection, where forms and colour are interspersed through the ingenious method of animation.
The show also includes two earlier films and an intellectual collection of works on paper which present a truly fascinating perspective on automatic drawing. This is the first time that Spin has visited the Talbot Rice, and we are delighted that the artist will be present to guide us through her exhibition. It promises to be a philosophical trip through the realms of sound, form and colour. Kandinsky or Klee is a good starting point.
Katy Dove was born in Oxford in 1970 and studied at Duncan of Jordanstone College of Art in Dundee. She has exhibited in international shows including the Venice Biennale (2003) and the Prague Biennale (2003). She has exhibited at Tate Britain as part of their Lightbox, Art Now series (2003) and has had solo exhibitions at Transmission, Glasgow (2002) and the Collective Gallery, Edinburgh (2000).
