Art House 40
Address: 31 Esplanade Terrace
Open: 7/8 and 14/15 September
Abstract, geometrical, 3D assemblages and painting. Use of a range of materials such as wood, metal, recycled material, Perspex and paints. Mixed media work including collage and photography.
John’s assemblages often have a distinct sculptural quality and depict a reimagined, abstracted representation of the build, technological environment involving the use of materials used ‘out of context’. This challenges the viewer to not only consider the work’s totality, but also the relationships between colour, shape, size and texture and examine afresh the inherent qualities of the individual 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 solid quality of the materials shapes the creative process, requiring a more measured, reflective approach. The process is more measured and relationships can be changed, and materials cut, altered, reshaped and repositioned. Painting and collage allows greater freedom through a more dynamic, looser process. This lends itself to explore more natural environments. John is particularly interested in temporal change where land and water meet, rock pools and river banks and tidal shorelines.
John is a self-taught artist though he studied photography and design at Napier College before moving to a career in teaching.
He has undertaken commissions for both indoor and outdoor spaces and in August 2024 was commissioned to display his work at Cabinet Kine Sport Sante, Paris. He has shown at the Velvet Easel Gallery and in Artwalk Porty 2017 – 2024.
Website: www.shorelineartworks.co.uk
Contact: j.thayers08@btinternet.com
