WESTON

Super Mare

Some images of the exhibition in Weston Super Mare, at the Lloyd Gill Gallery. There are more images of the rest of the work on show on the website.






The paintings are for sale, and if interested please contact the Gallery Director, Lloyd Gill, or the artist, Jason Rouse. The exhibition runs until the first week of October, so still plenty of time to get there and view the rest of the work. Amongst others there are some fantastic pieces by Fred Schimmelschidt, semi-abstract forms referencing areas of science to create unusual and contemporary paintings. Check the website for the rest of them, and it is well worth visiting the show if you can to see them in the gallery space.

PUBLICITY

Weston Super Mare

Its been a good fun time recently with the group show in Weston Super Mare getting quite a lot of media coverage. This has been a great stroking of my ego, especially after the fiasco with London Baggage damaging several of my paintings in transit. More photos of the exhibition coming soon, but first some clippings:

(I'm so chuffed to actually have press clippings)

YESTERYEAR

AND YESTERYEAR AND YESTERYEAR

Some excitement folks! Lots happening recently! Will elaborate in a while but first the excitement will be focussed on a review of the Tomorrow and Tomorrow and Tomorrow exhibition in Nottingham:

Metro Review

Reviewed for Metro by Wayne Burrows. Have a look its a great read! I'm just happy to have a bit of press coverage as the show wasn't greatly advertised or anything (there were a few flyers in a handful of record shops-it must have worked though). Actually I'm glad its been written about as that means someone was definitely there. Which was questionable.

Pretty harsh review but hey I think I like it.

Website of Wayne Burrows as I figured I'd like to know who be writing about me and on what merit. Guy also writes poems. Good for him-I wish him all the best with it in the future.

In other news I have just found out that I was chosen as one of the top ten student artists by the Saatchi Online Magazine Editor (Rebecca Wilson) along with none other than Al Pritchard, who had show his 'Doom' video at the Tomorrow and Tomorrow and Tomorrow exhibition.

Just returned from Weston Super Mare from my exhibition at the Lloyd Gill Gallery- More information and photographs to come soon but its really been a great experience and the paintings look fantastic in the gallery. Will post more info at a later date. Seems things are looking up for a change. Watch this space for details from my latest show...

TRAVEL

Further Adventures in the world of Art

Well I should be off to England again tomorrow to prepare for a show in Weston Super Mare next week. It opens in seven days-I can hardly wait.

Hope this one goes as well as my previous exhibitions this year, and it is quite exciting to be exhibiting as a graduate (artist). Still, unemployment really sucks!

Hope Ryanair wont screw me over again, I hate flying with them-they really aren't that cheap and you feel so violated flying with them. WTF-what other airline tries to sell you scratchcards mid-flight? And the constant abuse of the airplane's P.A. to advertise their shitty cheap booze.

Well I'm stuck with them for the time being. Beggars cant be choosers, especially when the price of oil keeps escalating (Zoom airlines, anyone?)

Picture of the day is something I found on eBay and it makes me piss my pants laughing everytime I see it. Enjoy

DAMAGED

The joys of shipping large paintings

Well I finally got my paintings after they had been in shipping for two months. I've just unpacked them and they all are damaged in some way or another. They seem to have been shipped by a group of elephants.

I wouldn't mind but the select few paintings I had salvaged and had paid a ridiculous amount of money to be shipped overseas are going to end up in the skip just like the 90% of my work from the last three years, which I could have done without paying someone to destroy them anyway.

The worst off is Watchtower I (Double Cross), which sadly, was one of my favorites. There is a massive hole kicked through the middle. I'd post a photo but I'm too broken.

That brings me down to having two paintings left- Outpost II (Lighthouse) and Outpost IV (Bridge), which luckily will be exhibited at the Lloyd Gill gallery in Weston Super Mare on the 6th of September. If they don't get damaged in transit. See you there...

TOMORROW

And Tomorrow and tomorrow

I have some images of the exhibition in Nottingham curated by Danny Griffin. Photographs are by Dan Ponting (which I have stolen)





Show last until the 30th and is hosted in the Arts Organisation by the railway station. If you are interested in viewing some exciting new work from a variety of artists drop by, as these images online don't do the exhibition justice.

In other news, I have another group exhibition in Weston Super Mare, entitled 'The Future of Contemporary Art' and held in the Lloyd Gill Gallery. The flyer is below with more information and featuring Outpost IV (Bridge) amongst other artist's work.

MORE

More to come.

Ive recently exhibited in the Truman Brewery in London as part of the Free Range festival. The whole exhibition went very well and I had a great time in London seeing all the other graduates work. Sometimes I reckon its more important to keep an eye on what other people your age are making than any other contemporary artist.

Some photos of that show to arrive soon.

Two more exhibitions coming up soon. The first of which is 'Tomorrow and Tomorrow and Tomorrow' at the station centre in Nottingham. The opening is on monday the 11th of August so if you are able feel free to arrive and enjoy free wine.

Here is a flyer for it



I have been working on some new Skyboxes for this show, as you can see from the flyer. These ones have been inspired by the kitsch nature of German Romantic painting and the notion of finding religion in invented landscapes. The images are computer generated parodies with a tongue in cheek approach. Have a look below and make up your own mind...