Category: Art
‘Penumbra’ is a word that describes the indistinct area between light and shadow, and is the title of the debut art exhibition by young curatorial collective VERB, to be held at the APT Gallery in Deptford. The collective is made up of curators Nella Aarne and Rachael Smith, curator/journalist Olga Stebleva and artists Elizabeth Hudson and Harriet Wiseman.
Anton Burdakov, Light Lighter, 2013.
The show presents the work of 11 emerging artists with fresh and intriguing perspectives on ambiguity and the in-between. The curators see a link between the position of themselves and the artists – as emerging practitioners – and the current phenomena of the young taking longer to find security and stability. The exhibition is structured around three main strands; ambiguous spaces, the passage of time and transformation. Approaches range from the disorientating spaces of Collette Rayner’s film Sealand and Megan Broadmeadow’s towering installation Mastaba, to Anna Hussey’s delicate etchings Relics, which explore an ambiguous mix of memory, fact and fiction.
Here's a bit more info about some of the featured artists:
Anton Burdakov lives and works in London and Berlin. He originally studied neuroscience at the University of Cambridge and has recently completed an MA in Fine Art the Royal College of Art in London. In his work Light, Lighter a set of scales gradually tips over as a candle on one end burns down.
Clare Price, Gentle Filth, 2013.
Clare Price is currently doing her MFA in Fine Arts at Goldsmiths, she has a BA (hons) in Fine Art Painting from Central Saint Martins. She was selected for the Marmite Prize for Painting 2012/13. Plume, Flip Flopping, Rip and Gentle Filth are mixed media abstract paintings that contrast unpredictable mark-making with digitally-inspired forms.
Helen McGhie, Fitting Rooms #6, 2013.
Helen McGhie is a current MA Photography student at Royal College of Art. She has had a solo show at Harris Museum and Art Gallery, Preston and been in group exhibitions across the country. Fitting Rooms (#6, #13, #17) is a series of colour photographs showing glimpses of women in fitting rooms.
Megan Broadmeadow, Mastaba, 2013.
Megan Broadmeadow is a current MFA Fine Art student at Goldsmiths and has a First Class BA (hons) from UCL Slade School of Art. Mastaba is a sculptural video installation that combines cultural memory and pop imagery.
Opening times: Wednesday to Sunday, 11am to 6pm.
The public events programme is free, and includes curator's tours on Friday 2nd and Wednesday 14th, a panel discussion on Thursday 8th, drop-in workshops on Saturday 10th and an artists' talk and performance on Sunday 18th. Families are welcome.
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