‘Forward Thinking’ - curated by Tim Ellis
Forward thinking brings
together 16 contemporary positions by a cross-generational group of artists in
response to the idea of the pioneer.
The ‘Pioneer’ conjures a
romantic depiction of an individual venturing into unknown or unclaimed
territory. Paving the way in adverse conditions; opening new areas of thought,
research and development. The classic interpretation is consistently attached
with hindsight, being given to the individual after their action has been
deemed worthy or of importance. But for every success there are countless
glorious failures, cast away and forgotten in the bowels of history.
Today the term ‘Pioneer’
can appear redundant, more akin to associations of colonial conquest and
defunct avant-garde practices. However, its potency as a word and idea redeem
its former meaning. It remains synonymous with forward thinking negating the
past as a true reflection of progression and advancement. The ‘Pioneer’
continues to strive with a hopeful determination to lighten the dark corners of
the earth and bring to light all its hidden wealth.
Exhibition Artists:
Barry Reigate
Benet Spencer
Blue Firth
Cedar Lewisohn
Gabriel Hartley
Jack Newling
Matt Franks
Mark Pearson
Nick Goss
Paul Johnson
Patricia Ellis
Richard Kirwan
Robert Pratt
Stewart Cliff
Tim Ellis
List Of Works
All sixteen art works are exhibited in eight museum quality
display cabinets. Each curated with two works and numbered accordingly. A ninth
cabinet contains two books, firstly ‘Pioneering’ by Frederic Shelford published
in 1906 and secondly, ‘Correlated Courses' The Brand Ambassadors Handbook, published in 2012 by William Grant
and Sons. Although separated by 106 years the books offer an insight into
pioneering endeavors and the ways in which to achieve it. Together they
provided the catalyst for the exhibition, necessitating its tour and neatly
locating it in the environment of The Glenfiddich Distillery with its theme
‘The Spirit of the Pioneer’.
Cabinet
1
‘Pioneering’
Frederic
Shelford
Published
1906
‘Correlated
Courses’
In woodwork
& Mechanical Drawing
The Brand Ambassador Handbook
Volume 1
Published
2012 William Grant & Sons
Cabinet 2
Cabinet 2
Luey Graves
‘Source’
2012
Oil on
wooden panel
‘Idleness and Industry’
2012
Acrylic on
Plywood
Cabinet 3
Robert
Pratt
‘Hajduk’
2012
Bottle
Glass and Plaster
Patricia
Ellis
‘Statua’
2012
Acrylic on Wood
Cabinet
4
Richard Kirwan
‘Maverick
element’
2012
Acrylic on Canvas
Paul
Johnson
‘Preliminary
Drawing From The Future’
2012
Coloured
pencil on religious leaflet
Cabinet
5
Tim Ellis
‘Nimrod’
Chrome,
enamel, ceramic, polish
2012
Barry
Reigate
'Untitled'(Mona Lisa)
'Untitled'(Mona Lisa)
2012
Acrylic on Postcard
Acrylic on Postcard
Cabinet
6
Benet
Spencer
‘Modern
House III’
2012
Digital
Inkjet print, pealed acrylic paint and chalk
Nick Goss
'Tristes Tropiques'
2012
Watercolour on paper
Cabinet
7
Gabriel
Hartley
From left
to right
‘Greece’
2010
Acrylic on
Postcard
‘Toilets’
2011
Acrylic on
Postcard
‘Sheep’
‘Sheep’
2010
Acrylic on
Postcard
‘Craftsman’
2010
Acrylic on
Postcard
Matt Franks
'The Classical: towards a New Laocoon'
2012
Indian Ink pen and Felt tip pen on paper
2012
Indian Ink pen and Felt tip pen on paper
Cabinet 8
Cedar
Lewisohn
‘George Grosz’
2012
Ink on paper
Mark
Pearson
‘Ultra-Zine
Map’
2012
Acrylic,
collage and spraypaint on photocopy paper
Cabinet
9
Stewart Cliff
‘Lilt’
2012
Watercolour
and pencil
Blue Firth
‘An Action
in the right Direction?’
2012
Paper and
Acrylic Plaque
25th May London One Night Event | The Island Queen | N1 8HD
Glenfiddich Distillery | Dufftown Scotland | 1st - 30th June | AB55 4DH
12.30 - 5.30 Thursday to Sunday or by appointment
12.30 - 5.30 Thursday to Sunday or by appointment
Gairloch and Loch EWE Action Forum | Gairloch, Achtercairn, Scotland | IV21 2BP
12th - 21st September 2012
PV 12th September 7pm -9pm
Interview Gairloch 106 & 106.6 FM
Lynn Bennett -Mackenzie, Andy Fairgrieve, Tim Ellis & Jack Newling
Horatio Jr
66 Canon Beck Road
London
SE16 7DN
25th May - 14th June
http://horatiojr.com
For the final exhibition artists were asked to produce new work in response.
Installation Views
Nick Goss 'Cutting in Line' 2013 and Cabinets
Installation View
Barry Reigate 'Untitled (academic form 9) 2013
Paul Johnson 'Head' 2010
Luey Graves 'Upstream' 2013
Installation View
Jack Newling 'Cheers' 2013 and Tim Ellis 'Source' 2013
Installation View - Richard Kirwan 'Herald' 2013 and Matt Franks 'The Player' 2013
Matt Franks 'The Player' 2013 and Mark Pearson 'Full Colour Chicken' 2013
Patricia Ellis 'Il Foruncolo' 2013 and Matt Franks 'The Player' 2013
Matt Franks 'The Player' 2013
Robert Pratt 'Some Local Knowledge' 2013 and Benet Spencer 'Modern Church II' 2013
Gabriel Hartley 'Cone' 2013 and Cedar Lewisohn 'Untitled Drawing' 2013
Blue Firth 'An Action in the Right Direction?' 2013 and Stewart Cliff ' Tab' 2013
Blue Firth 'An Action in the Right Direction?' 2013, Stewart Cliff 'Tab' 2013 and Gabriel Hartley 'Cone' 2013
