Justin Coombes and Douglas White: Back to the Future
Justin Coombes and Douglas White: Back to the Future
Curated by Mira Dimitrova and Mercier Kinney, this exciting project will bring together the work of younger UK-based artists with that of major Old Masters, to investigate and expose the strong dialogue between the past and the present. There is a renewed concern amongst young contemporary artists to re-evaluate and explore concepts, methodologies and processes rooted in the work of Old Masters, precursors to their inherited tradition. Whether the engagement with their predecessors be via technical skill and craftsmanship, a shared symbolic language, or a common belief in the eternal sublimity in art, a current of historical reappraisal, which has been largely absent from the conceptual work in the contemporary art scene, is again emerging.
Coinciding with Frieze and Zoo art fairs, where most of the artists will also be showing, this exhibition surveys work that is both informed by, and steeped in, art historical awareness; each artist has an entirely individual tactile or cerebral relationship with, as well as interpretation of, the diverse traditions that inspire them. The show will bring to light, combine, offset and foil their own work through the works of Old Masters, exhibited alongside, who in turn can be seen from a new vantage. The theme of an artist tradition will be explored through this dialogue. Works will include paintings, drawings, photography and video work.
Featuring: Justin Coombes, Tom Gallant, Sigrid Holmwood, Barnaby Hosking, Graham Little, Marta Marce, Paul Morrison, Boo Ritson, Georgia Russell, William Stein, Alexis Marguerite Teplin, Richard Wathen, Mathew Weir and Douglas White alongside Francois Boucher, Pierre-Jacques Volaire, Anne-Louise Girodet-Trioson, Ary Scheffer, Cesare Dandini, Carlo Dolci and more.
For more information and photographic materials please contact Mira Dimitrova at mira@dirobilant.com or Mercier Kinney at mercier@europeanpaintings.com, or by calling 0207 493 4542.
http://www.europeanpaintings.com/news.php
STAIR SAINTY GALLERY
38 DOVER STREET
LONDON, W1S 4NL
UNITED KINGDOM
TEL +44(0) 207 493 4542
FAX +44(0) 207 409 1565
Coinciding with Frieze and Zoo art fairs, where most of the artists will also be showing, this exhibition surveys work that is both informed by, and steeped in, art historical awareness; each artist has an entirely individual tactile or cerebral relationship with, as well as interpretation of, the diverse traditions that inspire them. The show will bring to light, combine, offset and foil their own work through the works of Old Masters, exhibited alongside, who in turn can be seen from a new vantage. The theme of an artist tradition will be explored through this dialogue. Works will include paintings, drawings, photography and video work.
Featuring: Justin Coombes, Tom Gallant, Sigrid Holmwood, Barnaby Hosking, Graham Little, Marta Marce, Paul Morrison, Boo Ritson, Georgia Russell, William Stein, Alexis Marguerite Teplin, Richard Wathen, Mathew Weir and Douglas White alongside Francois Boucher, Pierre-Jacques Volaire, Anne-Louise Girodet-Trioson, Ary Scheffer, Cesare Dandini, Carlo Dolci and more.
For more information and photographic materials please contact Mira Dimitrova at mira@dirobilant.com or Mercier Kinney at mercier@europeanpaintings.com, or by calling 0207 493 4542.
http://www.europeanpaintings.com/news.php
STAIR SAINTY GALLERY
38 DOVER STREET
LONDON, W1S 4NL
UNITED KINGDOM
TEL +44(0) 207 493 4542
FAX +44(0) 207 409 1565
Published: Sep 22, 2009