Art House 41
Address: 31 Esplanade Terrace
Open: 6/7 and 13/14 September, 10am-6pm
Also open by appointment (8th – 12th September)
The work is composite of two styles: assemblages using a variety of materials, and paintings. The assemblages relate to the constructed world while the paintings reflect themes such as mood and change.
John’s assemblages have a distinctive sculptural quality and depict a reimagined, abstracted representation of the build, technological environment involving the use of materials ‘out of context’. This challenges the viewer to not only consider the work’s totality, the relationships among colour, shape, size and texture but also the inherent quality of the individual often mundane, everyday, overlooked non-art materials used in a new light. Themes such as journeys, cityscapes, above and below, and connections are explored.
The architectural quality of the materials used shapes the creative process requiring a more measured, reflective approach where the act of making is controlled, relationships can be changed, and materials cut, altered, reshaped and repositioned.Painting and collage allows greater freedom and fluidity through a more dynamic, looser process. This lends itself to explore more natural environments. I’m particularly interested in temporal change, moods and feelings where land and water meet, river banks, tidal shorelines.
Website: www.shorelineartworks.co.uk
Contact: j.thayers08@btinternet.com